Biology:Volsellituba

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Volsellituba
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Monogenea
Order: Dactylogyridea
Family: Ancyrocephalidae
Genus: Volsellituba
Řehulková, Justine & Gelnar, 2010 [1]
Species

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Volsellituba is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae (sometimes considered as belonging to the Dactylogyridae).[1]

Host and species

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis, the host of three species of Volsellituba

The three known species of the genus are parasitic on the gills of the yellowfin goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Mullidae) and were collected in the waters of the Pacific Ocean off New Caledonia.[1]

The following species are considered valid according to WorRMS:[2]

  • Volsellituba elephantina Řehulková, Justine & Gelnar, 2010
  • Volsellituba nabla Rehulková, Justine & Gelnar, 2010
  • Volsellituba orchidea Rehulková, Justine & Gelnar, 2010 (type-species)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Řehulková, Eva; Justine, Jean-Lou; Gelnar, Milan (2010). "Five new monogenean species from the gills of Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Perciformes: Mullidae) off New Caledonia, with the proposal of Volsellituba n. g. and Pennulituba n. g. (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae)". Systematic Parasitology 75 (2): 125–145. doi:10.1007/s11230-009-9225-3. ISSN 0165-5752. PMID 20119705. 
  2. WoRMS (2018). Volsellituba Rehulková, Justine & Gelnar, 2010. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517962 on 2018-08-13

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