Acanthoplacatus
Appearance
Acanthoplacatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Acanthoplacatus adlardi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]
- Acanthoplacatus amplihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]
- Acanthoplacatus brauni Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]
- Acanthoplacatus parvihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]
- Acanthoplacatus puelli Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]
- Acanthoplacatus shieldsi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]
- Acanthoplacatus sigani Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001[1]
References
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