Neobenedenia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Capsalidea
Family: Capsalidae
Genus: Neobenedenia
Yamaguti, 1963

Neobenedenia is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogenean flatworm parasites.[1][2]

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

Neobenedenia contains the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:[4]

References

  1. ^ 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. Open access icon
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108801. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4181869. PMID 25264931. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Ida May Mellen (1877-1970)". Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 21 March 2012. Open access icon
  4. ^ WoRMS (2023). Neobenedenia Yamaguti, 1963. Accessed 2023-06-16.


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