Acanthoplacatus Explained

Acanthoplacatus is a genus of monogeneans in the family Gyrodactylidae.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Latin words acantho ("thorn") and placatus ("idle"), in reference to the idle nature of hamuli in the genus.

Species

• Acanthoplacatus adlardi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
• Acanthoplacatus amplihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
• Acanthoplacatus brauni Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
• Acanthoplacatus parvihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
• Acanthoplacatus puelli Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
• Acanthoplacatus shieldsi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001
• Acanthoplacatus sigani Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001