Meanings
noundiplectanid (plural diplectanids)
plural diplectanids
- biologyAny member of the Diplectanidae, a family of monopisthocotylean monogenean flatworms.
There, a small probe and dissecting microscope were used to isolate diplectanids from the gills or sediment.
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, volume 22, →DOI
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