''Swingleus'' 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 ...

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 ...

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Gyrodactylidae ''Gyrodactylidae'' is a Family (biology), family of flatworms in the Order (biology), order Gyrodactylidea. Genera *''Acanthoplacatus'' Ernst, Jones & Whittington, 2001Ernst, I., Jones, M. & Whittington, I. (2001). A new genus of viviparous gyro ...

. It consists of two species, ''Swingleus polyclithroides'' Rogers, 1969.Rogers, W. A. (1969). ''Swingleus polyclithroides'' gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from ''Fundulus grandis'' Baird & Girard. ''Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany'', 16, 22–25. and ''Swingleus ancistrus'' Billeter, Klink & Maugel, 2000.Billeter, P. A., Klink, M. M. & Maugel, T. K. (2000). A new species of ''Swingleus'' (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from the mummichog ''Fundulus heteroclitus'', in the Delaware Bay. ''The Journal of Parasitology'', 86(6), 1219–1222. ''Swingleus'' has been reported from the skin and fins of '' Fundulus grandis'' and ''

Fundulus heteroclitus The mummichog (''Fundulus heteroclitus'') is a small killifish found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada. Also known as Atlantic killifish, mummies, gudgeons, and mud minnows, these fish inhabit brackish and coastal waters i ...

'' but not from the gills. ''S. polyclithroides'' was reported from Mobile Bay, AL and ''S. ancistrus'' has been reported from ''Fundulus heteroclitus'' ranging from Long Island Sound, NY to Pamlico Sound, NC.

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Gyrodactylidae Monogenea genera Monotypic platyhelminthes genera {{monogenea-stub