The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greekacantha, "thorn", and cercos, "tail", with the suffix -odes ("like") appended, referring to the "spiny peduncle of the body proper."[1]
Speciesedit
According to the World Register of Marine Species, species include:[2]
^ abcdKritsky, Delane C.; Diggles, Ben K. (2015). "Acanthocercodes n. g. (Monogenoidea: Diplectanidae) for species parasitising threadfins (Perciformes: Polynemidae), with description of Acanthocercodes bullardi n. sp. from the Atlantic threadfin Polydactylus octonemus (Girard) and reassignment of three species of Diplectanum Monticelli, 1903 from the Indo-Pacific Ocean". Systematic Parasitology. 91 (3): 191–201. doi:10.1007/s11230-015-9574-z. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 26063297. S2CID 255063625.
acanthocercodes, genus, monopisthocotylean, monogeneans, belonging, family, diplectanidae, species, parasites, gill, lamellae, marine, teleosts, type, species, genus, bullardi, kritsky, diggles, 2015, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, platyhel. Acanthocercodes is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans belonging to the family Diplectanidae 1 2 All its species are parasites of the gill lamellae of marine teleosts 1 The type species of the genus is Acanthocercodes bullardi Kritsky amp Diggles 2015 1 AcanthocercodesScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum PlatyhelminthesClass MonogeneaOrder MonopisthocotyleaFamily DiplectanidaeGenus AcanthocercodesKritsky amp Diggles 2015SpeciesSee text Etymology editThe generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek acantha thorn and cercos tail with the suffix odes like appended referring to the spiny peduncle of the body proper 1 Species editAccording to the World Register of Marine Species species include 2 Acanthocercodes bullardi Kritsky amp Diggles 2015 Acanthocercodes megacirrus Maillard amp Vala 1980 Kritsky amp Diggles 2015 Acanthocercodes polynemus Tripathi 1957 Kritsky amp Diggles 2015 Acanthocercodes spinosus Maillard amp Vala 1980 Kritsky amp Diggles 2015References edit a b c d Kritsky Delane C Diggles Ben K 2015 Acanthocercodes n g Monogenoidea Diplectanidae for species parasitising threadfins Perciformes Polynemidae with description of Acanthocercodes bullardi n sp from the Atlantic threadfin Polydactylus octonemus Girard and reassignment of three species of Diplectanum Monticelli 1903 from the Indo Pacific Ocean Systematic Parasitology 91 3 191 201 doi 10 1007 s11230 015 9574 z ISSN 0165 5752 PMID 26063297 S2CID 255063625 a b WoRMS 2018 Acanthocercodes Kritsky amp Diggles 2015 Accessed at http www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 849725 on 2018 08 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acanthocercodes amp oldid 1179713109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
