Paradiplectanum Explained

Paradiplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.^{[1] [2]} All its species are parasites on marine perciform fishes of the family Sillaginidae.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species,^[1] there are only two species in the genus:

• Paradiplectanum blairense (Gupta & Khanna, 1974) Domingues & Boeger, 2008 ^[3]
• Paradiplectanum sillagonum (Tripathi, 1959) Domingues & Boeger, 2008 ^[4]

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2018). Paradiplectanum Domingues & Boeger, 2008. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517974 on 2018-12-23
2. Domingues, M. V.; Boeger, W. A. (2008). Phylogeny and revision of Diplectanidae Monticelli, 1903 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea). Zootaxa. 1698: 1-40.
3. Gupta, N.K. & Khanna, M. (1974) On some of the monogenetic trematodes of marine fishes from Port-Blair (Andanam and Nicobar Islands, India) Part 1. Revista Iberica de Parasitologia, 34: 257–272.
4. Tripathi, Y.R. (1959) Monogenetic Trematodes from fishes of India. Indian Journal of Helminthology, 9, 1–149.