WoRMS taxon details
Gyrodactylus pleuronecti Cone, 1981
158626 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158626)
accepted
Species
marine
Cone, D. K. (1981). Gyrodactylus pleuronecti n. sp. (Monogenea) from winter flounder ( Pseudopleuronectes americanus ) in Newfoundland, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 59(12): 2241-2243., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z81-303 [details]
Distribution recorded in the Canadian Atlantic waters
Distribution recorded in the Canadian Atlantic waters [details]
WoRMS (2018). Gyrodactylus pleuronecti Cone, 1981. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158626 on 2018-04-26
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original description
Cone, D. K. (1981). Gyrodactylus pleuronecti n. sp. (Monogenea) from winter flounder ( Pseudopleuronectes americanus ) in Newfoundland, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 59(12): 2241-2243., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z81-303 [details]
basis of record Margolis, L. and Z. Kabata (eds.). 1984. Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part 1. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74. 209 p. [details]
additional source Harris, P.; Shinn, A.; Cable, J.; Bakke, T. (2004). Nominal species of the genus Gyrodactylus von Nordmann 1832 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), with a list of principal host species. Systematic Parasitology. 59(1): 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/b:sypa.0000038447.52015.e4 [details]
basis of record Margolis, L. and Z. Kabata (eds.). 1984. Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part 1. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74. 209 p. [details]
additional source Harris, P.; Shinn, A.; Cable, J.; Bakke, T. (2004). Nominal species of the genus Gyrodactylus von Nordmann 1832 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), with a list of principal host species. Systematic Parasitology. 59(1): 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/b:sypa.0000038447.52015.e4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien
From other sources
Diet parasitic on host [details]Distribution recorded in the Canadian Atlantic waters [details]
Habitat on the gills, fins and body surface of winter flounder [details]
Reproduction hermaphroditic [details]