Echinoplectanum is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae. All its species are parasites on the gills of fish; hosts recorded to date are all groupers (Family Serranidae), including coral groupers (genus Plectropomus) and the Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus). So far, species of Echinoplectanum have been recorded only from fish caught off Australia, New Caledonia and in the Mediterranean Sea.
The type-species of the genus is Echinoplectanum laeve Justine & Euzet, 2006.
Etymology The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek , "plaited, twisted", in reference to its squamodiscs, and , "hedgehog", in reference to its cirral spines.
Species Species include: Echinoplectanum chauvetorum Justine & Euzet, 2006 Echinoplectanum echinophallus (Euzet & Oliver, 1965) Justine & Euzet, 2006 Echinoplectanum laeve Justine & Euzet, 2006 Echinoplectanum leopardi Justine & Euzet, 2006 Echinoplectanum plectropomi (Young, 1969) Justine & Euzet, 2006 Echinoplectanum pudicum Justine & Euzet, 2006 Echinoplectanum rarum Justine & Euzet, 2006
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