Chimaericola
Genus of flatworms
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Chimaericola is a genus of parasitic flatworms in the family Chimaericolidae. The genus was created by August Brinkmann in 1942.[1] Species are parasitic on the gills of chimaeras.
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| Chimaericola | |
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| Chimaericola leptogaster | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Chimaericolidea |
| Family: | Chimaericolidae |
| Genus: | Chimaericola Brinkmann, 1942 |
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species,[2] only three species are known in this genus:
- Chimaericola colliei Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991 [3]
- Chimaericola leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830) [1]
- Chimaericola ogilbyi Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991 [3]