Neodiplectanum Explained

Neodiplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.^{[1] [2]} According to Mizelle & Blatz (1941), the genus Neodiplectanum "differs from Diplectanum Diesing, 1858, its closest relative, by the presence of two, instead of three, cuticular bars on the haptor".^[1] Oliver (1987)^[3] thought that the two genera were synonyms, but Neodiplectanum was resurrected later.^[4]

Species of Neodiplectanum are parasitic on the gills of fish of the family Gerreidae.^[4]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, species in this genus include:^[2]

• Neodiplectanum gatunense (Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011 ^[4]
• Neodiplectanum magnodiscatum (Fuentes Zambrano, 1997) Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011 ^{[5] [4]}
• Neodiplectanum mexicanum (Mendoza Franco, Roche & Torchin, 2008) Domingues, Diamanka & Pariselle, 2011 ^{[6] [4]}
• Neodiplectanum wenningeri Mizelle & Blatz, 1941 ^[1] (type species)

Notes and References

1. Mizelle, J. D., & Blatz, V. (1941). Studies on monogenetic trematodes. VI. Two new dactylogyrid genera from Florida fishes. The American Midland Naturalist, 26(1), 105-109. PDF in JSTOR
2. WoRMS (2018). Neodiplectanum Mizelle & Blatz, 1941. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717458 on 2018-12-21
3. 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.
4. Domingues, M. V.; Diamanka, A.; Pariselle, A.; Blatz. (2011). Monogenoids (Diplectanidae, Polyonchoinea) from the gills of mojarras (Perciformes, Gerreidae) with the resurrection of Neodiplectanum Mizelle and the proposal of Darwinoplectanum n. gen. Zootaxa 3010: 1-19.
5. Fuentes Zambrano, J.L. (1997) Dos especies nuevas de monogéneos (Diplectanidae) parásitos de peces marinos de la Laguna de la Restinga. Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, série Zoologia, 68, 225–236.
6. Mendoza Franco, E.F., Roche, D.G. & Torchin, M.E. (2008) New species of Diplectanum (Monogenoidea: Diplectanidae), andproposal of a new genus of the Dactylogyridae from the gills of gerreid fishes (Teleostei) from Mexico and Panama. Folia Parasitologica, 55, 171–179.