''Protolamellodiscus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of monopisthocotylean

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 ...

.Oliver G., 1969. Recherches sur les Diplectanidae (Monogenea) parasites de Téléostéens du Golfe du Lion. II. Lamellodiscinae nov. sub-fam. Vie & Milieu. 20 (l-A): 43-72.WoRMS (2018). Protolamellodiscus Oliver, 1969. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119294 on 2018-12-27 All species of ''Protolamellodiscus'' are parasites of marine perciform fishes of the families

Lethrinidae The Lethrinidae are a family of fishes in the order Perciformes commonly known as emperors, emperor breams, and pigface breams. These fish are found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and ''Lethrinus atlanticus'' is also found ...

Nemipteridae Nemipteridae are a family of fishes within the order Perciformes. They are known as threadfin breams, whiptail breams and false snappers. They are found in tropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Most species are benthic carni ...

Serranidae The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some case ...

and

Sparidae The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by a ...

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus: * '' Protolamellodiscus convolutus'' ( Yamaguti, 1953) Oliver, 1987 Yamaguti, S. (1953). Parasitic worms mainly from Celebes. Part 2. Monogenetic trematodes of fishes. Acta Medicinae Okayama, 8(3): 204-256. * ''

Protolamellodiscus raibauti ''Protolamellodiscus'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.Oliver G., 1969. Recherches sur les Diplectanidae (Monogenea) parasites de Téléostéens du Golfe du Lion. II. Lamellodiscinae nov. sub-fam. Vie & ...

'' Oliver & Radujkovic, 1987 * ''

Protolamellodiscus senilobatus ''Protolamellodiscus'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.Oliver G., 1969. Recherches sur les Diplectanidae (Monogenea) parasites de Téléostéens du Golfe du Lion. II. Lamellodiscinae nov. sub-fam. Vie & ...

Kritsky ''Kritsky'' is a genus of digeneans in the family Aporocotylidae or blood flukes.WoRMS (2018). Kritsky Orelis-Ribeiro & Bullard, 2016. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871002 on 2018-09-23 The name of the genus ...

, Jiménez-Ruiz & Sey, 2000 Kritsky, D.C., Jiménez-Ruiz, F.A. & Sey, O. (2000) Diplectanids (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from the gills of marine fishes of the Persian Gulf of Kuwait. Comparative Parasitology, 67, 145–164. * ''

Protolamellodiscus serranelli ''Protolamellodiscus'' is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.Oliver G., 1969. Recherches sur les Diplectanidae (Monogenea) parasites de Téléostéens du Golfe du Lion. II. Lamellodiscinae nov. sub-fam. Vie & ...

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& Oliver, 1965) Oliver, 1969 (Type-species)

References

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