| Plectanocotyle | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Plectanocotylidae |
| Genus: | Plectanocotyle Diesing, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Plectanocotyle elliptica Diesing, 1850 | |
Plectanocotyle is a genus of monogeneans in the family Plectanocotylidae. It includes five species of parasites on the gills of fish. [1]
According to a study funded by The Swedish Taxonomy Initiative, [1] there are four valid species in this genus:
Plectanocotyle elliptica Diesing, 1850: described probabley based on a mutilated specimen, and most importantly, it was suggested that either the host fish had been misidentified or the specimen had been mislabeled as to origin (Price, 1961). It is considered currently a species inquirenda. [1]
Plectanocotyle caudata Lebour, 1908: considered currently synonym of P. gurnardi. [1]
Plectanocotyle lorenzii Monticelli, 1899: considered currently a species inquirenda. [2]
Microcotyle is a genus which belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes and class Monogenea. Species of Microcotyle are ectoparasites that affect their host by attaching themselves as larvae on the gills of the fish and grow into adult stage. This larval stage is called oncomiracidium, and is characterized as free swimming and ciliated.
Ophidion barbatum, the snake blenny, is a fish species in the family Ophidiidae. It is widespread in the eastern Atlantic from southern England to Senegal in West Africa, and the northern Mediterranean. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long.
Monocotylidae is a family of monogenean flatworms.
Pseudorhabdosynochus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, included in the family Diplectanidae. The type-species of the genus is Pseudorhabdosynochus epinepheli .
Capsalidae is a family of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, which includes about 200 species.
Louis Euzet was a French parasitologist.
Hexabothriidae is a family of monogenean parasites. The family name was proposed by Emmett W. Price in 1942. The family includes 14-16 genera according to authors and about 60 species; all are parasitic on the gills of chondrichthyan fishes.
Lamellodiscus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae; all species of Lamellodiscus are small worms, parasitic on the gills of teleost fish.
Pseudorhabdosynochus hayet is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of the mottled grouper .
Plectanocotylidae is a family of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans. All the species in this family are parasitic on the gills of marine fish.
Pseudorhabdosynochus enitsuji is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of groupers. It has been described in 2007 by Lassad Neifar & Louis Euzet. The name of the species honours French parasitologist Jean-Lou Justine . The species has been redescribed by Amira Chaabane, Lassad Neifar, and Jean-Lou Justine in 2017, from the type-material and additional specimens.
Pseudorhabdosynochus sosia is a diplectanid monogenean parasitic on the gills of groupers. It has been described in 2007 by Lassad Neifar & Louis Euzet. According to Neifar & Euzet, the name of the species refers to Sosia, who in Plautus’ comedy Amphitryon confronts his double, and to the resemblance of the vagina of P. sosia to that of P. beverleyburtonae.
Microcotyle donavini is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.
Microcotyle sebastis is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.
Microcotyle visa is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.
Microcotyle danielcarrioni is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.
Microcotyle moyanoi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.
Gastrocotyle is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Gastrocotylidae.
Cyclocotyla is a genus of monogenean flatworms first described in 1821. It currently consists of one valid species, Cyclocotyla bellones, with all other former members reassigned to other genera. However, some consider that the genus is currently a taxon inquirendum.
Plectanocotyle lastovizae is a species of monogenean in the genus Plectanocotyle.
