Mexicana (flatworm) explained

Mexicana is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.^[1] All members of the genus are parasitic on fish.

Species

The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS: ^[1]

• Mexicana anisotremum Cezar, Paschoal & Luque, 2012
• Mexicana atlantica Luque, Amato & Takemoto, 1992
• Mexicana bychowskyi Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1959
• Mexicana iannaconi Chero, Cruces, Sáez & Alvariño, 2014 ^[2]
• Mexicana littoralis Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1959

For the distribution of Mexicana bychowskyi, see Mendoza-Garfias et al. (2017). ^[3]

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2018). Mexicana Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1959. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=518845 on 2018-08-13
2. Chero, J., Cruces, C., Sáez, G., & Alvariño, L. (2014). Mexicana iannaconi n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) parasite of Chere-Chere Grunt Haemulon steindachneri (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)(Perciformes: Haemulidae) from the Peruvian Coast. Neotropical Helminthology, 8(2), 429-438.
3. Mendoza-Garfias. Berenit. García-Prieto. Luis. León. Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De. Checklist of the monogenea (Platyhelminthes) parasitic in mexican aquatic vertebrates. Zoosystema. 39. 4. 2017. 501–598. 1280-9551. 10.5252/z2017n4a5. 89974549 .