''Aethycteron'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
monogenea
Monogeneans, members of the class Monogenea, are a group of ectoparasitic flatworms commonly found on the skin, gills, or fins of fish. They have a direct lifecycle and do not require an intermediate host. Adults are hermaphrodites, meaning they ...
ns belonging to the family
Ancyrocephalidae
Ancyrocephalidae is a family of monogenean flatworms.WoRMS (2018). Ancyrocephalidae Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1968. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160481 on 2018-08-09 The family is considered as a "temporary name" in ...
.
[WoRMS (2018). Aethycteron Suriano & Beverley-Burton, 1982. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=954664 on 2018-08-12 ]
All members of the genus are
parasitic
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...
on fish. The generic name is derived from the
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
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**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
, meaning "
darter
The darters, anhingas, or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae, which contains a single genus, ''Anhinga''. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and c ...
", due to the fact that its members have been found infecting darters.
Species
The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS:
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* '' Aethycteron ammocryptus'' (Harrises & Vickery, 1970) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron caerulei'' Suriano & Beverley-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron chlorosomus'' (Harrises & Vickery, 1970) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron lottensis'' (Harrises & Vickery, 1970) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron malleus'' (Mueller, 1938) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron micropercae'' Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron moorei'' (Mizelle, 1940) Suriano & Beverley-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron nigrei'' Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron nigrofasciatus'' (Harrises, 1962) Suriano & Beverly-Burton, 1982
* '' Aethycteron robisoni'' Cloutman & McAllister, 2017 ]
References
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Ancyrocephalidae
Monogenea genera