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Acanthoplacatus

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Acanthoplacatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Gyrodactylidea
Family: Gyrodactylidae
Genus: Acanthoplacatus
Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]

Acanthoplacatus is a genus of monogeneans in the family Gyrodactylidae.

Etymology

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The generic name is derived from the Latin words acantho ("thorn") and placatus ("idle"), in reference to the idle nature of hamuli in the genus.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ernst, I., Jones, M. & Whittington, I. (2001). A new genus of viviparous gyrodactylid (Monogenea) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia with descriptions of seven new species. Journal of Natural History, 35(3), 313–340.