Aethycteron Explained

Aethycteron is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.^{[1] [2]} All members of the genus are parasitic on fish. The generic name is derived from the Greek, meaning "darter", due to the fact that its members have been found infecting darters.

Species

The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS: ^[2]

• Aethycteron ammocryptus (Harrises & Vickery, 1970) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron caerulei Suriano & Beverley-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron chlorosomus (Harrises & Vickery, 1970) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron lottensis (Harrises & Vickery, 1970) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron malleus (Mueller, 1938) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron micropercae Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron moorei (Mizelle, 1940) Suriano & Beverley-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron nigrei Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron nigrofasciatus (Harrises, 1962) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
• Aethycteron robisoni Cloutman & McAllister, 2017 ^[3]
• Aethycteron stigmaeus (Harrises & Vickery, 1970) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982

Notes and References

1. Suriano. D. M.. Beverley-Burton. M.. Aethycteron n.g. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalinae) from darters (Percidae: Etheostomatini) in Ontario, Canada with descriptions of A. caerulei n.sp., A. micropercae n.sp., and A. nigrei n.sp. from Etheostoma spp.. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 60. 6. 1982. 1397–1407. 0008-4301. 10.1139/z82-188.
2. WoRMS (2018). Aethycteron Suriano & Beverley-Burton, 1982. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=954664 on 2018-08-12
3. Cloutman. Donald G.. McAllister. Chris T.. Aethycteron robisoni n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) from the sunburst darter, Etheostoma mihileze Mayden (Perciformes: Percidae), in Arkansas, USA. Systematic Parasitology. 94. 1. 2017. 145–150. 0165-5752. 10.1007/s11230-016-9687-z.