Acanthoplacatus

Acanthoplacatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Platyhelminthes
Class:	Monogenea
Order:	Gyrodactylidea
Family:	Gyrodactylidae
Genus:	Acanthoplacatus; Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001

Acanthoplacatus is a genus of monogeneans in the family Gyrodactylidae.

Etymology[edit]

The generic name is derived from the Latin words acantho ("thorn") and placatus ("idle"), in reference to the idle nature of hamuli in the genus.^[1]

Species[edit]

Acanthoplacatus adlardi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001^[1]
Acanthoplacatus amplihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001^[1]
Acanthoplacatus brauni Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001^[1]
Acanthoplacatus parvihamus Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001^[1]
Acanthoplacatus puelli Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001^[1]
Acanthoplacatus shieldsi Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001^[1]
Acanthoplacatus sigani Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Ernst, I., Jones, M. & Whittington, I. (2001). A new genus of viviparous gyrodactylid (Monogenea) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia with descriptions of seven new species. Journal of Natural History, 35(3), 313–340.

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[I-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Ernst, I., Jones, M. & Whittington, I. (2001). A new genus of viviparous gyrodactylid (Monogenea) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia with descriptions of seven new species. Journal of Natural History, 35(3), 313–340.

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