''Anchoradiscoides'' 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 ...
.
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
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
n
centrachid fish.
[WoRMS (2018). Anchoradiscoides Rogers, 1967. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253961 on 2018-08-14][Beverley-Burton, M. (1986). The taxonomic status of ''Actinocleidus'' Mueller, 1937; ''Anchoradiscus'' Mizelle, 1941; ''Clavunculus'' Mizelle et al., 1956; ''Anchoradiscoides'' Rogers, 1967; ''Syncleithrium'' Price, 1967 and ''Crinicleidus'' n. gen.: North American ancyrocephalids (Monogenea) with articulating haptoral bars. Journal of Parasitology, 72, 22-44]
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Species
A single species is accepted according to the World Register of Marine Species:
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* '' Anchoradiscoides serpentinus'' Rogers, 1967 ][Rogers, W. A. (1967). New genera and species of Ancyrocephalinae (Trematoda: Monogenea) from centrarchid fishes of the southeastern US. Journal of Parasitology, 53, 15-20]
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References
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Ancyrocephalidae
Monogenea genera