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Diplosentis

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Diplosentis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Acanthocephala
Class: Palaeacanthocephala
Order: Echinorhynchida
Family: Diplosentidae
Genus: Diplosentis
Tubangui & Masiluñgan, 1937

Diplosentis is a genus of worms belonging to the family Diplosentidae.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Diplosentis amphacanthi Tubangui & Masilungan, 1937

D. amphacanthi was collected in the Philippines from the White-spotted spinefoot (Siganus canaliculatus but reported as the synonym Amphacanthus oramin) which occurs widely in the tropical Indo-Pacific.[2]

  • Diplosentis manteri Gupta & Fatma, 1979

D. manteri was described from a single specimen from the Threadfin sea catfish (Arius arius) in India.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Diplosentis Tubangui & Masiluñgan, 1937". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pichelin, S. & Cribb, T. (2001). The status of the Diplosentidae (Acanthocephala: Palaeacanthocephala) and a new family of acanthocephalans from Australian wrasses (Pisces: Labridae). Folia Parasitologica, 48(4), 289–303.