Murraytrema
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| Murraytrema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Murraytrema Price, 1937 |
Murraytrema is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans, belonging to the family Diplectanidae. [1][2][3] Species of this genus are parasitic on the gills of marine fish of the families Sciaenidae and Sparidae.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Though not specifically stated as such in the original description, the generic name was given in honor of Florence Murray, who originally described the type species of the genus as Ancyrocephalus robusta before it was later redescribed as Murraytrema robustum.
Species
[edit | edit source]According to the World Register of Marine Species, species in this genus include:[2]
- Murraytrema bychowskyi Oliver, 1987 [3]
- Murraytrema johniui Yao, Wang, Xia & Chen, 1998
- Murraytrema pricei Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1977
- Murraytrema robustum (Murray, 1931) Price, 1937 (type species)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Price, E. W. 1937: North American Monogenetic Trematodes. I. The superfamily Gyrodactyloidea. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 27, 146-164. PDF Error creating thumbnail:
- ^ a b WoRMS (2018). Murraytrema Price, 1937. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517945 on 2018-12-21
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