Gyrocerviceanseris

Gyrocerviceanseris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Gyrodactylidea
Family:	Gyrodactylidae
Genus:	Gyrocerviceanseris; Cone, Abbott, Gilmore & Burt, 2010[1]

Gyrocerviceanseris is a genus of monogeneans in the family Gyrodactylidae. It consists of one species, Gyrocerviceanseris passamaquoddyensis Cone, Abbott, Gilmore & Burt, 2010.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is derived from cervicus, meaning "neck", and anseris, meaning "goose"; therefore, the genus name literally means "goose-neck", in reference to the shape of the hamulus root. The specific epithet is derived from the species' type locality, Passamaquoddy Bay.[1]

References

Cone, D., Abbott, C., Gilmore, S. & Burt, M. (2010). A new genus and species of gyrodactylid (Monogenea) from the silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis, in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. The Journal of Parasitology, 96(4), 681–684.

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[I-1] Cone, D., Abbott, C., Gilmore, S. & Burt, M. (2010). A new genus and species of gyrodactylid (Monogenea) from the silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis, in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. The Journal of Parasitology, 96(4), 681–684.