| Lagenivaginopseudobenedenia | |
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| 3 Lagenivaginopseudobenedenia sp. on the gill of a deepwater longtail red snapper | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Monogenea |
| Order: | Capsalidea |
| Family: | Capsalidae |
| Genus: | Lagenivaginopseudobenedenia Yamaguti, 1966 |
Lagenivaginopseudobenedenia is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogenean (a group of ectoparasitic flatworms), included in the family Capsalidae.[1] The type-species of the genus is Lagenivaginopseudobenedenia etelis Yamaguti, 1966.[2] The genus includes only 2 species, which are both parasitic on the gills of marine fish of the family Lutjanidae.
- ^ Whittington, I. D. 2004: The Capsalidae (Monogenea: Monopisthocotylea): a review of diversity, classification and phylogeny with a note about species complexes. Folia Parasitologica, 51, 109-122. PDF
- ^ Yamaguti S. 1966. New monogenetic trematodes from Hawaiian fishes, II. Pacific Science 20(4): 419-434. PDF
