Biology:Neobenedenia
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Short description: Genus of flatworms
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Capsalidea |
| Family: | Capsalidae |
| Genus: | Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963 |
Neobenedenia is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogenean flatworm parasites.[1][2]
The most common species, Neobenedenia melleni, causes problematic disease in public aquariums. It was named after ichthyologist Ida May Mellen (1877–1970), who worked at the New York Aquarium from 1916 to 1929.[3]
Species
Neobenedenia contains the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:[4]
- Neobenedenia pargueraensis Neobenedenia pacifica
- Neobenedenia longiprostata Neobenedenia adenea
- (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963 (Hargis, 1955) Yamaguti, 1963
- Bravo-Hollis, 1971 Dyer, Williams & Bunkley-Williams, 1992
- Neobenedenia melleni Neobenedenia isabellae
- (MacCallum, 1927) Yamaguti, 1963 Bravo-Hollis, 1971
- Neobenedenia girellae (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963
- (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963 Neobenedenia muelleri
References
- ↑ Whittington, Ian D (2004). "The Capsalidae (Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea): a review of diversity, classification and phylogeny with a note about species complexes". Folia Parasitologica 51 (2–3): 109–122. doi:10.14411/fp.2004.016. PMID 15357390. http://folia.paru.cas.cz/pdfs/fol/2004/02/03.pdf.
- ↑ Orbán, László; Dinh Hoai, Truong; Hutson, Kate S. (2014). "Reproductive strategies of the insidious fish ectoparasite, Neobenedenia sp. (Capsalidae: Monogenea)". PLOS ONE 9 (9): e108801. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108801. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 25264931.
- ↑ "Ida May Mellen (1877-1970)". Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution Archives. http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_306346.
- ↑ WoRMS (2023). Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963. Accessed 2023-06-16.
Wikidata ☰ Q3381727 entry
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