Rhamnocercus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.Monaco, L. H., Wood, R. A., & Mizelle, J. D. (1954). Studies on Monogenetic Trematodes. XVI. Rhamnocercinae, a new subfamily of Dactylogyridae. The American Midland Naturalist, 52(1), 129-132. All species of Rhamnocercus are parasites of marine perciform fishes of the family Sciaenidae.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus:
Rhamnocercus bairdiella Hargis, 1955 Hargis, W.J. Jr. (1955) Monogenetic Trematodes of Gulf of Mexico Fishes. Part III. The Superfamily Gyrodactyloidea(continued). Quarterly journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences, 18, 33–47. Rhamnocercus margaritae Fuentes-Zambrano, 1997 Zambrano, J.L.F. (1997) Dos especies nuevas de monogéneos (Diplectanidae) parásitos de peces marinos de la Laguna de la Restinga. Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, série Zoologia, 68: 225–236. PDF Rhamnocercus oliveri Luque & Iannacone, 1991 Luque, J.L. & Iannacone, J. (1991) Rhamnocercidae (Monogenea: Dactylogyroidea) in Sciaenidae fishes from Perú, with description of Rhamnocercoides menticirrhi n. gen., n. sp. and two new species of Rhamnocercus. Revista de Biología Tropical, 39, 193–201. PDF Rhamnocercus rhamnocercus Monaco, Wood & Mizelle, 1954 (Type-species) Rhamnocercus stelliferi Luque & Iannacone, 1991
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