Pellamyzon

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Pellamyzon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Opecoelidae
Subfamily: Plagioporinae
Genus: Pellamyzon
Montgomery, 1957 [1]
Species:
P. abitionis
Binomial name
Pellamyzon abitionis
(McFarlane, 1936) Gibson & Bray, 1982

Pellamyzon is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae. It consists of one species, Pellamyzon abitionis. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Montgomery, W. R. (1957). Studies on digenetic trematodes from marine fishes of La Jolla, California. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 76(1), 13–36.
  2. McFarlane, S. H. (1936). A study of the endoparasitic trematodes from marine fishes of Departure Bay, B. C. Journal of the Biological Board of Canada, 2(4), 335–347.
  3. Gibson, D. I. & Bray, R. A. (1982). A study and reorganization of Plagioporus Stafford, 1904 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) and related genera, with special reference to forms rom European Atlantic waters. Journal of Natural History, 4, 529–559.