Chimaericola Explained

Chimaericola is a genus of parasitic flatworms in the family Chimaericolidae. The genus was created by August Brinkmann in 1942. Species are parasitic on the gills of chimaeras.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species,^[1] only three species are known in this genus:

• Chimaericola colliei Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991 ^[2]
• Chimaericola leptogaster (Leuckart, 1830) ^[3]
• Chimaericola ogilbyi Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991 ^[2]

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2018). Chimaericola Brinkmann, 1942. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119334 on 2018-02-15
2. Beverley-Burton. Mary. Chisholm. Leslie A.. Allison. Frances R.. The species of Callorhynchicola Brinkmann (Monogenea: Chimaericolidae) from Callorhinchus spp. (Chimaeriformes: Callorhinchidae): adult morphology and the larval haptor. Systematic Parasitology. 24. 3. 1993. 201–215. 0165-5752. 10.1007/BF00010533.
3. Brinkmann Jr, A. (1942). On Octobothrium leptogaster FS Leuckart. Goteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps-och Vitterhets-Samhalles Handlingar. Series B, 2(3), 1-29.