''Ameloblastella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
monogenea
Monogeneans are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish. They have a direct lifecycle and do not require an intermediate host. Adults are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female reprod ...
ns belonging to the family
Ancyrocephalidae
Ancyrocephalidae is a family of monogenean flatworms.WoRMS (2018). Ancyrocephalidae Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1968. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160481 on 2018-08-09 The family is considered as a "temporary name" in ...
.
[Kritsky, D. C., Mendoza-Franco, E. F., & Scholz, T. (2000). Neotropical Monogenoidea. 36. Dactylogyrids from the gills of ''Rhamdia guatemalensis'' (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, with proposal of ''Ameloblastella'' gen. n. and ''Aphanoblastella'' gen. n.(Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae). Comparative Parasitology, 67(1), 76-84.][WoRMS (2018). Ameloblastella Kritsky, Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2000. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253718 on 2018-08-12 ]
All members of the genus are
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has c ...
on fish.
Species
The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS:
[
* '' Ameloblastella chavarriai'' (Price, 1938) ]Kritsky
''Kritsky'' is a genus of digeneans in the family Aporocotylidae or blood flukes.WoRMS (2018). Kritsky Orelis-Ribeiro & Bullard, 2016. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871002 on 2018-09-23 The name of the genus ...
, Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2000
* '' Ameloblastella edentensis'' Mendoza-Franco, Mendoza-Palmero & Scholz, 2016
References
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Ancyrocephalidae
Monogenea genera