Allobenedenia is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, included in the family Capsalidae.[1][2] All species in this genus are parasitic on external surfaces of marine teleosts.[3]

Allobenedenia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Capsalidea
Family: Capsalidae
Genus: Allobenedenia
Yamaguti, 1963
Synonyms
  • Allosprostonia Lawler & Hargis, 1968
  • Megalocotyloides Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1967
  • Tetrasepta Suriano, 1975

According to Yang et al., (2004) [3] species of Allobenedenia are characterised by a haptor with 5 radial loculi formed by 5 radial septa; the central loculus is usually absent.

Species

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These species are currently recognized in the genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Yamaguti, S. (1963). Systema Helminthum Volume IV Monogenea and Aspidocotylea: John Wiley & Sons.
  2. ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Allobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517901 on 2018-08-12
  3. ^ a b Yang, Tingbao; Kritsky, Delane C.; Sun, Yuan (2004). "Revision of Allobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963 (Monogenoidea: Capsalidae) with the description of A. zhangi n. sp. from Epinephelus fasciatus (Teleostei: Serranidae) in the South China Sea". Systematic Parasitology. 59 (3): 223–233. doi:10.1023/B:SYPA.0000048103.68254.9a. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 15542951.