Oliveriplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans belonging to the family Diplectanidae.WoRMS (2018). Oliveriplectanum Domingues & Boeger, 2008. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517973 on 2018-12-23Domingues, M. V.; Boeger, W. A. (2008). Phylogeny and revision of Diplectanidae Monticelli, 1903 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea). Zootaxa. 1698: 1-40. All its species are parasites on marine perciform fishes (Lutjanidae, Priacanthidae).
Etymology The genus was named in honor of Guy Oliver, "in recognition of his valuable work on the Diplectanidae".
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, there are only three species in the genus. All three have been described previously as members of Diplectanum by Satyu Yamaguti.Yamaguti, S. (1968). Monogenetic Trematodes of Hawaiian Fishes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. All the species were found on fish collected off Hawaii.
Oliveriplectanum curvivagina (Yamaguti, 1968) Domingues & Boeger, 2008 Oliveriplectanum opakapaka (Yamaguti, 1968) Domingues & Boeger, 2008 Oliveriplectanum priacanthi (Yamaguti, 1968) Domingues & Boeger, 2008
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