Neodiplectanum
Genus of worms
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Neodiplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] According to Mizelle & Blatz (1941), the genus Neodiplectanum "differs from Diplectanum Diesing, 1858, its closest relative, by the presence of two, instead of three, cuticular bars on the haptor".[1] Oliver (1987)[3] thought that the two genera were synonyms, but Neodiplectanum was resurrected later.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Neodiplectanum Mizelle & Blatz, 1941 |
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Species of Neodiplectanum are parasitic on the gills of fish of the family Gerreidae.[4]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species in this genus include:[2]
- Neodiplectanum gatunense (Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011 [5][4]
- Neodiplectanum magnodiscatum (Fuentes Zambrano, 1997) Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011 [6][4]
- Neodiplectanum mexicanum (Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011 [5][4]
- Neodiplectanum wenningeri Mizelle & Blatz, 1941 [1] (type species)