Pennulituba

Pennulituba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Genus: Pennulituba
Řehulková, Justine & Gelnar, 2010 [1]
Species

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Pennulituba is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae (sometimes considered as belonging to the Dactylogyridae).[1]

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Latin pennula ("winglet") and tuba ("tube"), referring to the male copulatory organ being characterized by a wing-shaped membrane.[1]

Host and Species

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis, the host of two species of Pennulituba

The two known species of the genus are parasitic on the gills of the yellowfin goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Mullidae) and were collected in the waters of the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.[1]

The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Řehulková, Eva; Justine, Jean-Lou; Gelnar, Milan (2010). "Five new monogenean species from the gills of Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Perciformes: Mullidae) off New Caledonia, with the proposal of Volsellituba n. g. and Pennulituba n. g. (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae)". Systematic Parasitology. 75 (2): 125–145. doi:10.1007/s11230-009-9225-3. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 20119705.
  2. ^ WoRMS (2018). Pennulituba Rehulková, Justine & Gelnar, 2010. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517954 on 2018-08-13