''Diplectanum'' 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 ...

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 ...

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 in 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 ...

. The genus, created by

Karl Moriz Diesing Karl (Carl) Moriz (Moritz) Diesing (16 June 1800, in Krakow – 10 January 1867, in Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and zoologist, specializing in the study of helminthology. He studied medicine at the University of Vienna, earning his doctor ...

,Diesing, K. M. 1858. Revision der Myzhelminthen. Abtheilung: Trematoden. ''Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Wien :K.-K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei in Commission bei Karl Gerold's Sohn.'' pp. 307-39
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gave its name to the family Diplectanidae. All its

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are

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of the

gill A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...

lamellae of

teleosts Teleostei (; Greek ''teleios'' "complete" + ''osteon'' "bone"), members of which are known as teleosts ), is, by far, the largest infraclass in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes, containing 96% of all extant species of fish. Teleo ...

. The type-species of the genus is ''

Diplectanum aequans ''Diplectanum'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,Diesing, K. M. 1858. Revision der Myzhelminthen. Abtheilung: Trematoden. ''Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akade ...

'' (Wagener, 1857).Wagener, G. (1857). Helminthologische Bemerkungen aus einem Sandsschreibe an C. Th. V. Siebold. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 9, 73-90
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Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, many species are included in this genus.WoRMS (2018). Diplectanum Diesing, 1858. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119291 on 2018-10-29 Examples are: * ''

Diplectanum aculeatum ''Diplectanum'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,Diesing, K. M. 1858. Revision der Myzhelminthen. Abtheilung: Trematoden. ''Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akade ...

'' Parona & Perugia, 1889 * ''

'' (Wagener, 1857) * '' Diplectanum banyulense'' Oliver, 1968 * '' Diplectanum belengeri'' (Chauhan, 1945) Chauhan, 1954 * '' Diplectanum bocqueti'' Oliver, 1980 * ''

Diplectanum chabaudi ''Diplectanum'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,Diesing, K. M. 1858. Revision der Myzhelminthen. Abtheilung: Trematoden. ''Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akade ...

'' Oliver, 1980 * ''

Diplectanum copiosum ''Diplectanum'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,Diesing, K. M. 1858. Revision der Myzhelminthen. Abtheilung: Trematoden. ''Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akade ...

'' Boeger, Fehlauer & Marques, 2006 * ''

Diplectanum dollfusi ''Diplectanum'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,Diesing, K. M. 1858. Revision der Myzhelminthen. Abtheilung: Trematoden. ''Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akade ...

'' Oliver, 1980 * ''

Diplectanum femineum ''Diplectanum'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing,Diesing, K. M. 1858. Revision der Myzhelminthen. Abtheilung: Trematoden. ''Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akade ...

'' Justine & Henry, 2010 * '' Diplectanum flagritubus'' Nagibina, 1976

References

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