Calydiscoides difficilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dactylogyridea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Platyhelminthes Subphylum: Rhabditophora Superclassis: Neodermata Classis: Monogenea Subclassis: Monopisthocotylea Ordo: Dactylogyridea

Familia: Diplectanidae
Subfamilia: Lamellodiscinae
Genus: Calydiscoides
Species: Calydiscoides difficilis

Name

• Calydiscoides difficilis (Yamaguti, 1953) Young, 1969
• Type-host: Lethrinus sp. (Lethrinidae, Perciformes, Teleostei)
• Type-locality: Sulawesi, Indonesia
• Habitat: gills

References

• Yamaguti, S.; 1953: Parasitic worms mainly from Celebes. Acta Medicinae Okayama, 8, 203-256 + 209 Pl.
• Young, P.C.; 1969: Some monogenoideans of the family Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 from Australian teleost fish. Journal of Helminthology, 43, 223-254.[1]
• Justine, J.-L.; 2007: Species of Calydiscoides Young, 1969 (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from lethrinid fishes, with the redescription of all of the type-specimens and the description of C. euzeti n. sp. from Lethrinus rubrioperculatus and L. xanthochilus off New Caledonia. Systematic Parasitology,67: 187–209. [2]
• Rascalou, G. & Justine, J.-L.; 2007: Three species of Calydiscoides (Monogenea: Diplectanidae) from five Lethrinus spp. (Lethrinidae: Perciformes) off New Caledonia, with a description of Calydiscoides terpsichore sp. n. Folia Parasitologica, 54, 191-202. [3]

Links

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