Acanthocercodes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Acanthocercodes Kritsky & Diggles, 2015 |
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Acanthocercodes is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All its species are parasites of the gill lamellae of marine teleosts.[1] The type-species of the genus is Acanthocercodes bullardi Kritsky & Diggles, 2015.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek acantha, "thorn", and cercos, "tail", with the suffix -odes ("like") appended, referring to the "spiny peduncle of the body proper."[1]
Species[edit]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species include:[2]
- Acanthocercodes bullardi Kritsky & Diggles, 2015
- Acanthocercodes megacirrus (Maillard & Vala, 1980) Kritsky & Diggles, 2015
- Acanthocercodes polynemus (Tripathi, 1957) Kritsky & Diggles, 2015
- Acanthocercodes spinosus (Maillard & Vala, 1980) Kritsky & Diggles, 2015
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Kritsky, Delane C.; Diggles, Ben K. (2015). "Acanthocercodes n. g. (Monogenoidea: Diplectanidae) for species parasitising threadfins (Perciformes: Polynemidae), with description of Acanthocercodes bullardi n. sp. from the Atlantic threadfin Polydactylus octonemus (Girard) and reassignment of three species of Diplectanum Monticelli, 1903 from the Indo-Pacific Ocean". Systematic Parasitology. 91 (3): 191–201. doi:10.1007/s11230-015-9574-z. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 26063297. S2CID 255063625.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Acanthocercodes Kritsky & Diggles, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=849725 on 2018-08-16