Murraytrematoides Explained

Murraytrematoides is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.^{[1] [2]}

Species of this genus are parasite on Perciformes and Anguilliformes marine fish.^[2] The genus Geneticoenteron Yamaguti, 1958 ^[1] was considered a synonym of Murraytrematoides by Oliver.^[2]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, species include:^[3]

• Murraytrematoides bychowskii (Nagibina, 1976) Oliver, 1987 ^[2]
• Murraytrematoides ditrematis Yamaguti, 1958 ^[1] (Type-species)
• Murraytrematoides kuhliae Yamaguti, 1968 ^[4]
• Murraytrematoides lateolabracis (Yamaguti, 1958) Oliver, 1987 ^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Yamaguti, S., 1958: Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 53. Trematodes of fishes, XII. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 7, 53-88. Article PDF
2. Guy. Oliver. Les Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenea, Monopisthocotylea, Dactylogyridea). Systématique. Biologie. Ontogénie. Écologie. Essai de phylogenèse.. 2015 . Figshare . 10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.1295274. thesis . free.
3. WoRMS (2018). Murraytrematoides Yamaguti, 1958. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517972 on 2018-12-21
4. Yamaguti, S. (1968). Monogenetic trematodes of Hawaiian fishes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.