Darwinoplectanum 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
monopisthocotylea
The Monopisthocotylea are a subclass of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea. WoRMS (2019). Monopisthocotylea. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119219 on 2019-02-08
Yamaguti, S. (1963). Systema Helminthum V ...
n
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
Diplectanidae
The Diplectanidae are a family of monopisthocotylean monogeneans. They are all parasitic on the gills of fish (marine or freshwater). Diplectanids are small animals, generally around 1 mm in length. As parasites, they can be extremely numerou ...
.
[Domingues, M. V.; Diamanka, A.; Pariselle, A.; Blatz. (2011). Monogenoids (Diplectanidae, Polyonchoinea) from the gills of mojarras (Perciformes, Gerreidae) with the resurrection of ''Neodiplectanum'' Mizelle and the proposal of ''Darwinoplectanum'' n. gen. Zootaxa 3010: 1-19.][WoRMS (2018). Darwinoplectanum Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717454 on 2018-08-17]
According to the authors of the genus,
it was named after Sir
Charles Robert Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English natural history#Before 1900, naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all speci ...
, "in celebration of his 200th anniversary in 2009".
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the valid species included in the genus are:
* ''
Darwinoplectanum amphiatlanticum''
Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011
* ''
Darwinoplectanum figueiredoi''
Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011
* ''
Darwinoplectanum pilittae''
Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011
References
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Diplectanidae
Monogenea genera