Rhamnocercus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.[1][2] All species of Rhamnocercus are parasites of marine perciform fishes of the family Sciaenidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Dactylogyridea |
| Family: | Diplectanidae |
| Genus: | Rhamnocercus Monaco, Wood & Mizelle, 1954 |
| Type species | |
| Rhamnocercus rhamnocercus Monaco, Wood & Mizelle, 1954
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Species
editAccording to the World Register of Marine Species,[2] the following species are included in the genus:
- Rhamnocercus bairdiella Hargis, 1955 [3]
- Rhamnocercus margaritae Fuentes-Zambrano, 1997 [4]
- Rhamnocercus oliveri Luque & Iannacone, 1991 [5]
- Rhamnocercus rhamnocercus Monaco, Wood & Mizelle, 1954 [1] (Type-species)
- Rhamnocercus stelliferi Luque & Iannacone, 1991 [5]
References
edit- ^ a b Monaco, L. H., Wood, R. A., & Mizelle, J. D. (1954). Studies on Monogenetic Trematodes. XVI. Rhamnocercinae, a new subfamily of Dactylogyridae. The American Midland Naturalist, 52(1), 129-132.
- ^ a b "Rhamnocercus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Hargis, W.J. Jr. (1955) Monogenetic Trematodes of Gulf of Mexico Fishes. Part III. The Superfamily Gyrodactyloidea(continued). Quarterly journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences, 18, 33–47.
- ^ Zambrano, J.L.F. (1997) Dos especies nuevas de monogéneos (Diplectanidae) parásitos de peces marinos de la Laguna de la Restinga. Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, série Zoologia, 68: 225–236. PDF
- ^ a b Luque, J.L. & Iannacone, J. (1991) Rhamnocercidae (Monogenea: Dactylogyroidea) in Sciaenidae fishes from Perú, with description of Rhamnocercoides menticirrhi n. gen., n. sp. and two new species of Rhamnocercus. Revista de Biología Tropical, 39, 193–201. PDF
