Telegamatrix Ramalingam, 1955

Domingues, Marcus V. & Boeger, Walter A., 2008, Phylogeny and revision of Diplectanidae Monticelli, 1903 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenoidea), Zootaxa 1698, pp. 1-40 : 19

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.180750
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6232464
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scientific name	Telegamatrix Ramalingam, 1955
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Diagnosis: Eyes present (2 pairs). Vas deferens not observed. MCO tubular, simple. Accessory piece absent [20]. Vaginal aperture dextral [22], marginal. Vaginal atrium sclerotized. Egg tetrahedral. Sexual appendix present [21]. Ventral and dorsal lamellodiscs; intermediate lamellae incomplete, free at midline. Superficial root of ventral anchor reduced. Parasites of marine perciform ( Leiognathidae ) and clupeiform ( Clupeidae ) fishes.

Type-species: T. pellona Ramalingam, 1955 from Ilisha melastoma (Bloch & Schneider) (Clupeidae) .

Other species: T. elegans Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1976 from Gazza minuta (Bloch) , and Secutor insidiator (Bloch) (Leiognathidae) ; T. grandis Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1976 from Gazza minuta , and Secutor insidiator ; T. ramalingami Bychowsky & Nagibina, 1976 from Gazza minuta , and Secutor insidiator .