Neobenedenia

Neobenedenia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Capsalidea
Family:	Capsalidae
Genus:	Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963

Neobenedenia is a genius of monopisthocotylean monogenean flatworm parasites.[1][2]

The most common species, Neobenedenia melleni, causes problematic disease in public aquariums. It was named after ichthyologist Ida May Mellen (1877–1970), who worked at the New York Aquarium from 1916 to 1929.[3]

Species

Neobenedenia contains the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:[4]

• Neobenedenia adenea (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963
• Neobenedenia girellae (Hargis, 1955) Yamaguti, 1963
• Neobenedenia isabellae (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963
• Neobenedenia longiprostata Bravo-Hollis, 1971
• Neobenedenia melleni (MacCallum, 1927) Yamaguti, 1963
• Neobenedenia muelleri (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963
• Neobenedenia pacifica Bravo-Hollis, 1971
• Neobenedenia pargueraensis Dyer, Williams & Bunkley-Williams, 1992

References

1. Whittington, Ian D (2004). "The Capsalidae (Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea): a review of diversity, classification and phylogeny with a note about species complexes" (PDF). Folia Parasitologica. 51 (2–3): 109–122. doi:10.14411/fp.2004.016. PMID 15357390.
2. Orbán, László; Dinh Hoai, Truong; Hutson, Kate S. (2014). "Reproductive strategies of the insidious fish ectoparasite, Neobenedenia sp. (Capsalidae: Monogenea)". PLOS ONE. 9 (9): e108801. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j8801D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108801. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4181869. PMID 25264931.
3. "Ida May Mellen (1877-1970)". Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
4. WoRMS (2023). Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963. Accessed 2023-06-16.