Pseudomurraytrematoides Explained

Pseudomurraytrematoides is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species,^[1] there is a single species in the genus:

• Pseudomurraytrematoides pricei (Caballero, Bravo-Hollis & Grocott, 1955) Domingues & Boeger, 2008 ^{[3] [2]}

Pseudomurraytrematoides pricei is a parasite of the Red pike conger Cynoponticus coniceps (Muraenesocidae) off the Pacific coast of Panama.

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2018). Pseudomurraytrematoides Domingues & Boeger, 2008. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517976 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. Caballero, E., Bravo-Hollis, M. & Grocott, R.C. (1955) Trematodos monogeneos y Digeneos de peces marinos del Oceano Pacífico del Norte con descripcion de nuevas formas. Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 26, 117–147.