Neobenedenia is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogenean flatworm parasites.[1][2]
| Neobenedenia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Capsalidea |
| Family: | Capsalidae |
| Genus: | Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963 |
The most common species, Neobenedenia melleni, causes problematic disease in public aquariums. It was named after ichthyologist Ida May Mellen (1877–1970), who worked at the New York Aquarium from 1916 to 1929.[3]
Species edit
Neobenedenia contains the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:[4]
- Neobenedenia adenea (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963
- Neobenedenia girellae (Hargis, 1955) Yamaguti, 1963
- Neobenedenia isabellae (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963
- Neobenedenia longiprostata Bravo-Hollis, 1971
- Neobenedenia melleni (MacCallum, 1927) Yamaguti, 1963
- Neobenedenia muelleri (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963
- Neobenedenia pacifica Bravo-Hollis, 1971
- Neobenedenia pargueraensis Dyer, Williams & Bunkley-Williams, 1992
References edit
- ^ Whittington, Ian D (2004). "The Capsalidae (Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea): a review of diversity, classification and phylogeny with a note about species complexes" (PDF). Folia Parasitologica. 51 (2–3): 109–122. doi:10.14411/fp.2004.016. PMID 15357390.
- ^ Orbán, László; Dinh Hoai, Truong; Hutson, Kate S. (2014). "Reproductive strategies of the insidious fish ectoparasite, Neobenedenia sp. (Capsalidae: Monogenea)". PLOS ONE. 9 (9): e108801. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j8801D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108801. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4181869. PMID 25264931.
- ^ "Ida May Mellen (1877-1970)". Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ WoRMS (2023). Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963. Accessed 2023-06-16.
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