Acanthocercodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Monogenea |
Order: | Dactylogyridea |
Family: | Diplectanidae |
Genus: |
Acanthocercodes Kritsky & Diggles, 2015 |
Species | |
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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]
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]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species include: [2]