''Rhabdosynochus'' 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 ...
.
[Mizelle, J. D., & Blatz, V. (1941). Studies on monogenetic trematodes. VI. Two new dactylogyrid genera from Florida fishes. The American Midland Naturalist, 26(1), 105-109]
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/ref>[WoRMS (2018). Rhabdosynochus Mizelle & Blatz, 1941. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=717453 on 2018-12-23]
The type-species of the genus, '' Rhabdosynochus rhabdosynochus'' Mizelle & Blatz, 1941, was initially described as a member of the sub-family Tetraonchinae.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 ...
by Yamaguti (1963). Oliver (1987) confirmed its position within the family Diplectanidae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species include: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 ...
, Boeger & Robaldo, 2001 [Kritsky, D.C.; Boeger, W.A.; Robaldo, R.B. (2001). Neotropical Monogenoidea. 38. Revision of ''Rhabdosynochus'' Mizelle and Blatz, 1941 (Polyonchoinea: Dactylogyridea: Diplectanidae), with descriptions of two new species from Brazil. Comparative Parasitology. 68: 66-75.]
* '' Rhabdosynochus hudsoni'' 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 ...
, Boeger & Robaldo, 2001
Transcriptome
The transcriptome
The transcriptome is the set of all RNA transcripts, including coding and non-coding, in an individual or a population of cells. The term can also sometimes be used to refer to all RNAs, or just mRNA, depending on the particular experiment. The ...
of '' Rhabdosynochus viridisi'' has been studied in 2022, and G-Protein-Coupled-Receptors (GPCRs) were described in detail in this species, together with those of another monogenean, '' Scutogyrus longicornis''.[ ] These were the first two transcriptomes released for monogeneans of the subclass 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 ...
.
References
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Diplectanidae
Monogenea genera
Parasites of fish