Rhabdosynochus
Genus of worms
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Rhabdosynochus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdosynochus Mizelle & Blatz, 1941 |
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The type-species of the genus, Rhabdosynochus rhabdosynochus Mizelle & Blatz, 1941, was initially described as a member of the sub-family Tetraonchinae.[1] The genus was then transferred to the Diplectaninae by Hargis,[3] then to the Ancyrocephalinae by Bychowsky (1957),[4] and finally to the Diplectanidae by Yamaguti (1963).[5] Oliver (1987) confirmed its position within the family Diplectanidae.[6]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species include:[2]
- Rhabdosynochus alterinstitus Mendoza-Franco, Violante-Gonzalez & Vidal-Martinez, 2008 [7]
- Rhabdosynochus hargisi Kritsky, Boeger & Robaldo, 2001 [8]
- Rhabdosynochus hudsoni Kritsky, Boeger & Robaldo, 2001 [8]
- Rhabdosynochus lituparvus Mendoza-Franco, Violante-González & Vidal-Martínez, 2008 [7]
- Rhabdosynochus nigrescensi (Mendoza-Franco, Violante-González & Vidal-Martínez, 2006) Domingues & Boeger, 2008 [9]
- Rhabdosynochus rhabdosynochus Mizelle & Blatz, 1941 [1] (Type species)
- Rhabdosynochus siliquaus Mendoza-Franco, Violante-González & Vidal-Martínez, 2008 [7]
- Rhabdosynochus viridisi Montero‑Rodríguez, Mendoza‑Franco & López Téllez, 2020 [10]
- Rhabdosynochus volucris Mendoza-Franco, Violante-González & Vidal-Martínez, 2008 [7]
Transcriptome
The transcriptome of Rhabdosynochus viridisi has been studied in 2022, and G-Protein-Coupled-Receptors (GPCRs) were described in detail in this species, together with those of another monogenean, Scutogyrus longicornis.[11] These were the first two transcriptomes released for monogeneans of the subclass Monopisthocotylea.[11]
