Diplectanocotyla

Diplectanocotyla is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All members of this genus are parasitic on the gills of megalopid fish.[3]

Diplectanocotyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Monogenea
Order:
Monopisthocotylea
Family:
Diplectanidae
Genus:
Diplectanocotyla

Yamaguti, 1953
Species

See text.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the valid species included in the genus are:[2]

  • Diplectanocotyla gracilis Yamaguti, 1953 [1]
  • Diplectanocotyla langkawiensis Lim & Gibson, 2007 [4]
  • Diplectanocotyla megalopis Rakotofiringa & Oliver, 1987 [3]
  • Diplectanocotyla parva Lim & Gibson, 2007 [4]

References
  1. Yamaguti, S. (1953). Parasitic worms mainly from Celebes. Part 2. Monogenetic trematodes of fishes. Acta Medicinae Okayama, 8(3): 204-256.
  2. WoRMS (2018). Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468126 on 2018-09-16
  3. Rakotofiringa, S., & Oliver, G. (1987). Révision du genre Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953 avec description d'une espèce nouvelle et création de la famille des Diplectanocotylidae nov. fam. (Monogenea, Monopisthocotylea). Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 9: 333-339 PDF of whole volume open access
  4. Lim, L. H. S.; Gibson, D. I. (2006). "Diplectanocotyla Yamaguti, 1953 (Monogenea: Diplectanoidea) from Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet) (Teleostei: Megalopidae) off Peninsular Malaysia". Systematic Parasitology. 67 (2): 101–117. doi:10.1007/s11230-006-9075-1. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 17143570. S2CID 9825689.
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