Actinocleidus

Actinocleidus is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.[2] All members of the genus are parasitic on fish.

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Actinocleidus

Mueller, 1937 [1]
Species

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Species

The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS: [2]

  • Actinocleidus articularis (Mizelle, 1936) Mueller, 1937 [1]
  • Actinocleidus bennetti Allison & Rogers, 1970
  • Actinocleidus bifidus Mizelle & Cronin, 1943
  • Actinocleidus brevicirrus Mizelle & Jaskoski, 1942
  • Actinocleidus cruciatus (Wedl, 1858)
  • Actinocleidus fergusoni Mizelle, 1938
  • Actinocleidus georgiensis Price, 1966
  • Actinocleidus leiognathi Tripathi, 1959
  • Actinocleidus oculatus (Mueller, 1934) Mueller, 1937
  • Actinocleidus recurvatus Mizelle & Donahue, 1944

A number of other species are considered taxa inquirenda by WorMs.[2]

References

  1. Mueller, J. F. (1937). Further studies on North American gyrodactyloidea. American Midland Naturalist, 18(2), 207-219. JSTOR
  2. WoRMS (2018). Actinocleidus Mueller, 1937. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717356 on 2018-08-12


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