Aetheolabes is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
monopisthocotylea
The Monopisthocotylea are a subclass 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 Helminthum V ...
n
monogenea
Monogeneans 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 have both male and female reprod ...
ns in 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 numerou ...
.
[WoRMS (2018). Aetheolabes Boeger & Kritsky, 2009. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717450 on 2018-08-16]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the only species included in the genus is:
* ''
Aetheolabes goeldiensis''
Boeger & Kritsky, 2009
References
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Diplectanidae
Monogenea genera