Diplectanum

Diplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. The genus, created by Karl Moriz Diesing, gave its name to the family Diplectanidae. All its species are parasites of the gill lamellae of teleosts.
The type-species of the genus is Diplectanum aequans.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, many species are included in this genus.
Examples are:Diplectanum aculeatum Parona & Perugia, 1889Diplectanum aequans Diplectanum banyulense Oliver, 1968Diplectanum belengeri Chauhan, 1954Diplectanum bocqueti Oliver, 1980Diplectanum chabaudi Oliver, 1980Diplectanum copiosum Boeger, Fehlauer & Marques, 2006Diplectanum dollfusi Oliver, 1980Diplectanum femineum Justine & Henry, 2010Diplectanum flagritubus Nagibina, 1976