Protolamellodiscus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae.Oliver G., 1969. Recherches sur les Diplectanidae (Monogenea) parasites de Téléostéens du Golfe du Lion. II. Lamellodiscinae nov. sub-fam. Vie & Milieu. 20 (l-A): 43-72.WoRMS (2018). Protolamellodiscus Oliver, 1969. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119294 on 2018-12-27 All species of Protolamellodiscus are parasites of marine perciform fishes of the families Lethrinidae, Nemipteridae, Serranidae and Sparidae.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus:
Protolamellodiscus convolutus (Yamaguti, 1953) Oliver, 1987 Yamaguti, S. (1953). Parasitic worms mainly from Celebes. Part 2. Monogenetic trematodes of fishes. Acta Medicinae Okayama, 8(3): 204-256. Protolamellodiscus raibauti Oliver & Radujkovic, 1987 Protolamellodiscus senilobatus Kritsky, Jiménez-Ruiz & Sey, 2000 Kritsky, D.C., Jiménez-Ruiz, F.A. & Sey, O. (2000) Diplectanids (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from the gills of marine fishes of the Persian Gulf of Kuwait. Comparative Parasitology, 67, 145–164. Protolamellodiscus serranelli (Euzet & Oliver, 1965) Oliver, 1969 (Type-species)
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