''Mexicana'' 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). Mexicana Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1959. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=518845 on 2018-08-13 ]
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.
Species
The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS:
[
* '' Mexicana anisotremum'' Cezar, Paschoal & Luque, 2012
* '' Mexicana atlantica'' Luque, Amato & Takemoto, 1992
* '' Mexicana bychowskyi'' Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1959 ][
* '' Mexicana iannaconi'' Chero, Cruces, Sáez & Alvariño, 2014 ][Chero, J., Cruces, C., Sáez, G., & Alvariño, L. (2014). ''Mexicana iannaconi'' n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) parasite of Chere-Chere Grunt ''Haemulon steindachneri'' (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)(Perciformes: Haemulidae) from the Peruvian Coast. Neotropical Helminthology, 8(2), 429-438.]
* '' Mexicana littoralis'' Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1959
For the distribution of '' Mexicana bychowskyi'', see Mendoza-Garfias et al. (2017).
References
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Ancyrocephalidae
Monogenea genera