Gyrodactylus elegans

Gyrodactylus elegans is a species of monogenean parasitic flatworms in the family Gyrodactylidae.

Gyrodactylus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Monogenea
Order:
Monopisthocotylea
Family:
Gyrodactylidae
Genus:
Gyrodactylus
Species:
G. elegans
Binomial name
Gyrodactylus elegans

It is reported parasiting the golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) in the wild[2] as well as the goldfish (Carassius auratus) in aquaria.[3]

References
  1. Mikrographische beiträge zur naturgeschichte der wirbellosen thiere. A von Nordmann, 1832
  2. Seasonal Occurrences, Transmission, and Host Specificity of the Monogenetic Trematode Gyrodactylus Elegans from the Golden Shiner (Notemigonus Crysoleucas). JD Parker, 1965
  3. Temperature effect on the distribution of Gyrodactylus elegans on goldfish. JD Anthony, Bulletin of the Wildlife Disease Association, 1969
  • Ueber die Entwicklung von Gyrodactylus elegans v. Nrdm. L Kathariner, 1904


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.