Nasobranchitrema











Nasobranchitrema










Scientific classification













Kingdom:


Animalia














Phylum:


Platyhelminthes


















Class:


Monogenea














Order:


Monopisthocotylea




















Family:


Diplectanidae
















Genus:


Nasobranchitrema

Yamaguti, 1965
























































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Nasobranchitrema is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2]
The position of Nasobranchitrema within the family Diplectanidae is a matter of controversy. Oliver considered that the absence of squamodisc and adhesive plate in the haptor and the position of the ovary made the genus closer to the Ancyrocephalidae than to the Diplectanidae.[3]



Species


The unicorn fish Naso hexacanthus is the host of Nasobranchitrema pacificum


According to the World Register of Marine Species, there is a single species in the genus Nasobranchitrema:[2]



  • Nasobranchitrema pacificum Yamaguti, 1965


Nasobranchitrema pacificum is a parasite on the gills of unicorn fishes (family Acanthuridae), Naso hexacanthus (type host), Naso lituratus, and Naso brevirostris, all from off Hawaii.[1]



References




    

  1. ^ a b Yamaguti, S. (1965). New monogenetic trematodes from Hawaiian fishes, I. Pacific Science, 19, 55-95.

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  2. ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Nasobranchitrema Yamaguti, 1965. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517947 on 2018-12-21

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  3. ^ 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.

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