Anchoradiscoides Explained

Anchoradiscoides is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.All members of the genus are parasitic on North American centrachid fish.^{[1] [2]}

Species

A single species is accepted according to the World Register of Marine Species: ^[1]

• Anchoradiscoides serpentinus Rogers, 1967 ^[3]

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2018). Anchoradiscoides Rogers, 1967. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253961 on 2018-08-14
2. Beverley-Burton, M. (1986). The taxonomic status of Actinocleidus Mueller, 1937; Anchoradiscus Mizelle, 1941; Clavunculus Mizelle et al., 1956; Anchoradiscoides Rogers, 1967; Syncleithrium Price, 1967 and Crinicleidus n. gen.: North American ancyrocephalids (Monogenea) with articulating haptoral bars. Journal of Parasitology, 72, 22-44. JSTOR
3. Rogers, W. A. (1967). New genera and species of Ancyrocephalinae (Trematoda: Monogenea) from centrarchid fishes of the southeastern US. Journal of Parasitology, 53, 15-20. JSTOR