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Diplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,[1] gave its name to the family Diplectanidae. All its species are parasites of the gill lamellae of teleosts.[2] The type-species of the genus is Diplectanum aequans (Wagener, 1857).[3]
Diplectanum | |
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Illustration of Diplectanum aequans | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Monogenea |
Order: | Dactylogyridea |
Family: | Diplectanidae |
Genus: | Diplectanum Diesing, 1858 |
According to the World Register of Marine Species, many species are included in this genus.[4] Examples are:
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