Diplectanum
Genus of worms
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Diplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,[1] gave its name to the family Diplectanidae. All its species are parasites of the gill lamellae of teleosts.[2] The type-species of the genus is Diplectanum aequans (Wagener, 1857).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Diplectanum Diesing, 1858 |
Species
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According to the World Register of Marine Species, many species are included in this genus.[4] Examples are:
- Diplectanum aculeatum Parona & Perugia, 1889
- Diplectanum aequans (Wagener, 1857) [3]
- Diplectanum banyulense Oliver, 1968
- Diplectanum belengeri (Chauhan, 1945) Chauhan, 1954
- Diplectanum bocqueti Oliver, 1980
- Diplectanum chabaudi Oliver, 1980
- Diplectanum copiosum Boeger, Fehlauer & Marques, 2006
- Diplectanum dollfusi Oliver, 1980
- Diplectanum femineum Justine & Henry, 2010
- Diplectanum flagritubus Nagibina, 1976
