Rhamnocercus
Genus of worms
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Rhamnocercus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All species of Rhamnocercus are parasites of marine perciform fishes of the family Sciaenidae.
| Rhamnocercus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Rhamnocercus Monaco, Wood & Mizelle, 1954 |
| Type species | |
| Rhamnocercus rhamnocercus Monaco, Wood & Mizelle, 1954 | |
| Species | |
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species,[2] the following species are included in the genus:
