Monoplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All its species are parasites on fish of the family Sillaginidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Monoplectanum Young, 1969 |
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Species of Monoplectanum are special among diplectanids in that they have only one squamodisc (generally two in species of other genera),[1][3][4] hence the name of the genus.
Species edit
According to the World Register of Marine Species, there are only two species in the genus:[2]
- Monoplectanum australe Young, 1969 [1] (type-species)
- Monoplectanum youngi Hayward, 1996 [3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Young, P. C. (1969). "Some Monogenoideans of the Family Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 from Australian teleost fishes". Journal of Helminthology. 43 (1–2): 223–254. doi:10.1017/S0022149X00004053. ISSN 0022-149X. PMID 5381127. S2CID 39303396.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Monoplectanum Young, 1969. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517967 on 2018-12-19
- ^ a b Hayward, Craig J. (1996). "Revision of diplectanid monogeneans (Monopisthocotylea, Diplectanidae) in sillaginid fishes, with a description of a new species of Monoplectanum". Zoologica Scripta. 25 (3): 203–213. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1996.tb00162.x. ISSN 0300-3256. S2CID 83762127.
- ^ Oliver, Guy (2015). Les Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenea, Monopisthocotylea, Dactylogyridea). Systématique. Biologie. Ontogénie. Écologie. Essai de phylogenèse (thesis). Figshare. doi:10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.1295274.