Isancistrum Explained

Isancistrum is a genus of monogeneans in the family Gyrodactylidae. Unlike most monogeneans which are parasitic on fish or other vertebrates, species of Isancistrum are parasitic on squids (molluscs).

Species

• Isancistrum loliginis de Beauchamp, 1912
• Isancistrum subulatae Llewellyn, 1984^[1]

Notes and References

1. Llewellyn, J. (1984). The biology of Isancistrum subulatae n. sp., a monogenean parasitic on the squid, Alloteuthis subulata, at Plymouth. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 64(2), 285–302.