''Latericaecum'' 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
monopisthocotylea
The Monopisthocotylea are an inferior class of parasitic flatworms in the class Monogenea.WoRMS (2019). Monopisthocotylea. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119219 on 2019-02-08
Yamaguti, S. (1963). Systema Helmi ...
n
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
Diplectanidae
The Diplectanidae are a family of monopisthocotylean monogeneans. They are all parasitic on the gills of fish (marine or freshwater). Diplectanids are small animals, generally around 1 mm in length. As parasites, they can be extremely numero ...
.
[WoRMS (2018). Latericaecum Young, 1969. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517964 on 2018-11-11]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the two valid species included in the genus are:
* ''
Latericaecum cazauxi''
(Oliver & Paperna, 1984) Domingues & Boeger, 2008 [Oliver, G. & Paperna, I. 1984: Diplectanidae Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenea, Monopisthocotylea), parasites de Perciformes de Méditerranée orientale, de la mer Rouge et de l'océan Indien. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4° série, 6, section A, 49-65.][Strona, G., Stefani, F., Benzoni, F., Harhash, K. A., Eman, S., & Galli, P. (2005). Morphometric discriminant analysis for the classification of ''Diplectanum'' (Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea), parasites of ''Sphyraena flavicauda''. Parassitologia, 47(2), 237-239.]
* ''
Latericaecum pearsoni''
Young, 1969
References
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Diplectanidae
Monogenea genera