Oliveriplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans belonging to the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All its species are parasites on marine perciform fishes (Lutjanidae, Priacanthidae).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Oliveriplectanum Domingues & Boeger, 2008 |
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Etymology
editThe genus was named in honor of Guy Oliver, "in recognition of his valuable work on the Diplectanidae".[2]
Species
editAccording to the World Register of Marine Species,[1] there are only three species in the genus. All three have been described previously as members of Diplectanum by Satyu Yamaguti.[3][1] All the species were found on fish collected off Hawaii.
- Oliveriplectanum curvivagina (Yamaguti, 1968) Domingues & Boeger, 2008
- Oliveriplectanum opakapaka (Yamaguti, 1968) Domingues & Boeger, 2008
- Oliveriplectanum priacanthi (Yamaguti, 1968) Domingues & Boeger, 2008
References
edit- ^ a b c WoRMS (2018). Oliveriplectanum Domingues & Boeger, 2008. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517973 on 2018-12-23
- ^ a b Domingues, M. V.; Boeger, W. A. (2008). Phylogeny and revision of Diplectanidae Monticelli, 1903 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea). Zootaxa. 1698: 1-40.
- ^ Yamaguti, S. (1968). Monogenetic Trematodes of Hawaiian Fishes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.