Biology:Scutogyrus

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Short description: Genus of flatworms

Scutogyrus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Genus: Scutogyrus
Pariselle & Euzet, 1995

Scutogyrus is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Central America.[1]

Species

List based on GBIF[1]

  • Scutogyrus bailloni Pariselle & Euzet, 1995
  • Scutogyrus chikhii Pariselle & Euzet, 1995
  • Scutogyrus ecoutini Pariselle & Euzet, 1995
  • Scutogyrus gravivaginus (Paperna & Thurston, 1969) Pariselle & Euzet, 1995
  • Scutogyrus longicornis (Paperna & Thurston, 1969) Pariselle & Euzet, 1995
  • Scutogyrus minus (Dossou, 1982) Pariselle & Euzet, 1995
  • Scutogyrus vanhovei Pariselle, Bitja Nyom & Bilong Bilong, 2013

Transcriptome

The transcriptome of Scutogyrus longicornis has been studied in 2022, and G-Protein-Coupled-Receptors (GPCRs) were described in detail in this species, together with those of another monogenean, the diplectanid Rhabdosynochus viridisi.[2] These were the first two transcriptomes released for monogeneans of the subclass Monopisthocotylea.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21217185 entry