Taxonavigation

Familia: Diplectanidae
Subfamilia: Lamellodiscinae
Genus: Calydiscoides
Species: Calydiscoides flexuosus

Name

• Calydiscoides flexuosus (Yamaguti, 1953) Young, 1969
• Type-host: Nemipterus hexodon (designated as Synagris taeniopterus in original description) (Nemipteridae, Perciformes, Teleostei)
• Type-locality: Sulawesi, Indonesia
• Habitat: gills

Synonyms

• Calydiscoides indianus Karyakarte & Das, 1978 as Lamellospina indiana Host: Nemipterus japonicus (Nemipteridae, Perciformes, Teleostei)
• Calydiscoides indicus Ventkatanarsaiah & Kulkarni, 1980 Host: Nemipterus japonicus (Nemipteridae, Perciformes, Teleostei)

References

• Yamaguti, S. 1953: Parasitic worms mainly from Celebes. Acta Medicinae Okayama, 8, 203-256 + 209 Pl.
• Young, P.C. 1969: Some monogenoideans of the family Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 from Australian teleost fish. Journal of Helminthology, 43, 223-254.
• Justine, J.-L 2007: Species of Calydiscoides Young, 1969 (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from lethrinid fishes, with the redescription of all of the type-specimens and the description of C. euzeti n. sp. from Lethrinus rubrioperculatus and L. xanthochilus off New Caledonia. Systematic Parasitology,67: 187–209.
• Rascalou, G. & Justine, J.-L. 2007: Three species of Calydiscoides (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from five Lethrinus spp. (Lethrinidae: Perciformes) off New Caledonia, with a description of Calydiscoides terpsichore sp. n. Folia Parasitologica, 54, 191-202.
• Venkatanarsiah, J. & Kulkarni, T. 1970: New monogenetic trematode of the genus Calydiscoides Young, 1969 from the gills of Nemipterus japonicus. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Parasitology, 1, 23–26.
• Karyakarte, P. P. & Das, S. R. 1978: A new monogenetic trematode, Lamellospina indiana n.gen., n.sp. (Monopisthocotylea: Diplectanidae) from the marine fish, Nemipterus japonicus (Gunther) in India. Rivista di Parassitologia, 34, 19–22.