Allobenedenia convoluta is a species of parasitic monogenean in the family Capsalidae.[1] It has been found in the Seto Inland Sea as well as off the coast of Kagoshima Prefecture and as far as off the coast of Xiamen. It has been found infecting the Hong Kong grouper and the convict grouper.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Capsalidea |
| Family: | Capsalidae |
| Genus: | Allobenedenia |
| Species: | A. convoluta
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| Allobenedenia convoluta (Yamaguti, 1937) Yamaguti, 1963
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References
edit- ^ WoRMS (2023). Allobenedenia convoluta (Yamaguti, 1937) Yamaguti, 1963. Accessed 2023-06-16.
- ^ Yang, T.; Kritsky, D. C.; Sun, Y. (2004). Revision of Allobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963 (Monogenoidea: Capsalidae) with the description of A. zhangi n. sp. from Epinephelus fasciatus (Teleostei: Serranidae) in the South China Sea. Systematic Parasitology. 59(3): 223-233. doi:10.1023/b:sypa.0000048103.68254.9a
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