Aethycteron | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Monogenea |
Order: | Dactylogyridea |
Family: | Ancyrocephalidae |
Genus: | Aethycteron Suriano & Beverley-Burton, 1982 |
Species | |
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Aethycteron is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.[1][2] All members of the genus are parasitic on fish. The generic name is derived from the Greek aithycteros, meaning "darter", due to the fact that its members have been found infecting darters.[1]
The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS: [2]