Acanthocercodes Explained

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

The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek, "thorn", and, "tail", with the suffix ("like") appended, referring to the "spiny peduncle of the body proper."

Species

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

Notes and References

1. Kritsky. Delane C.. Diggles. Ben K.. 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. 2015. 191–201. 0165-5752. 10.1007/s11230-015-9574-z. 26063297. 255063625 .
2. WoRMS (2018). Acanthocercodes Kritsky & Diggles, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=849725 on 2018-08-16