diplectanid

English

Noun

diplectanid (plural diplectanids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the Diplectanidae, a family of monopisthocotylean monogenean flatworms.
   • 2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite‎^[1], volume 22, →DOI:

     There, a small probe and dissecting microscope were used to isolate diplectanids from the gills or sediment.