Biology:Pseudolamellodiscus

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Pseudolamellodiscus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Diplectanidae
Genus: Pseudolamellodiscus
Yamaguti, 1953
Species

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Pseudolamellodiscus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] Species of Pseudolamellodiscus are parasites on the gills of marine perciform fish (Sphyraenidae and Polynemidae).

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species,[2] the following species are included in the genus:

  • Pseudolamellodiscus forsterii Rakotofiringa & Maillard, 1979 [3]
  • Pseudolamellodiscus jelloi Rakotofiringa & Maillard, 1979 [3]
  • Pseudolamellodiscus nossibei Euzet & Razarihelisoa, 1959 [4]
  • Pseudolamellodiscus polynemus Rao & Kulkarni, 1985 [5]
  • Pseudolamellodiscus sphyraenae Yamaguti, 1953 [1] (Type species)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamaguti, S. (1953). Parasitic worms mainly from Celebes. Part 2. Monogenetic trematodes of fishes. Acta Medicinae Okayama, 8(3): 204-256.
  2. 2.0 2.1 WoRMS (2018). Pseudolamellodiscus Yamaguti, 1953. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517975 on 2018-12-23
  3. 3.0 3.1 Rakotofiringa, S.; Maillard, C. (1979). "Helminthofaune des Teleostei de Madagascar. Révision du genre Pseudolamellodiscus Yamaguti, 1953". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 54 (5): 507–518. doi:10.1051/parasite/1979545507.  open access
  4. Euzet, L & Razarihelisoa, M. (1959) Sur quelques Monogénes de Sphyraena commersonii (Telestei, Sphyraenidae). Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 84, 77–85.
  5. Rao, G.P. & Kulkami, T. (1985) Pseudolamellodiscus polynemus n. sp. from the gills of Polynemus sexfilis of the coast of Bay of Bengal at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Parasitology, 6, 51–54.

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