Plectanocotyle
Plectanocotyle is a genus of monogeneans in the family Plectanocotylidae. All its members are parasites on the gills of fish. It includes four species:[1]
- Plectanocotyle elliptica Diesing, 1850
- Plectanocotyle gurnardi (Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863) Llewellyn, 1941
- Plectanocotyle lastovizae Ayadi, Tazerouti, Gey & Justine, 2022[1]
- Plectanocotyle major Boudaya, Neifar & Euzet, 2006[2]
| Plectanocotyle | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Mazocraeidea |
| Family: | Plectanocotylidae |
| Genus: | Plectanocotyle |
References
- Ayadi, Zouhour El Mouna; Tazerouti, Fadila; Gey, Delphine; Justine, Jean-Lou (2022-02-01). "A revision of Plectanocotyle (Monogenea, Plectanocotylidae), with molecular barcoding of three species and the description of a new species from the streaked gurnard Chelidonichthys lastoviza off Algeria". PeerJ. PeerJ. 10: e12873. doi:10.7717/peerj.12873. ISSN 2167-8359.
- Boudaya, Lobna; Neifar, Lassad; Euzet, Louis (2006). "Plectanocotyle major sp. n. (Monogenea: Plectanocotylidae), a gill parasite of Chelidonichthys obscurus (Teleostei: Triglidae) from the Mediterranean Sea". Folia Parasitologica. 53 (1): 53–56. doi:10.14411/fp.2006.004. ISSN 0015-5683. PMID 16696431.
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