Ameloblastella is a genus of monogeneans belonging to the family Ancyrocephalidae.Kritsky, D. C., Mendoza-Franco, E. F., & Scholz, T. (2000). Neotropical Monogenoidea. 36. Dactylogyrids from the gills of Rhamdia guatemalensis (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, with proposal of Ameloblastella gen. n. and Aphanoblastella gen. n. (Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae). Comparative Parasitology, 67(1), 76-84.WoRMS (2018). Ameloblastella Kritsky, Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2000. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1253718 on 2018-08-12.
All members of the genus are parasitic on fish.
Species The following species are considered valid according to WoRMS:
Ameloblastella amazonica Negreiros, Tavares-Dias & Pereira, 2019 Ameloblastella chavarriai (Price, 1938) Kritsky, Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2000 Ameloblastella edentensis Mendoza-Franco, Mendoza-Palmero & Scholz, 2016 Ameloblastella formatrium Mendoza-Franco, Mendoza-Palmero & Scholz, 2016 Ameloblastella mamaevi (Kritsky & Thatcher, 1976) Kritsky, Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2000 Ameloblastella martinae Mendoza-Palmero, Rossin, Irigoitia & Scholz, 2020 Ameloblastella paranaensis (França, Isaac, Pavanelli & Takemoto, 2003) Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2009 Ameloblastella peruensis Mendoza-Franco, Mendoza-Palmero & Scholz, 2016 Ameloblastella pirarara Matthews, Domingues, Maia, Silva, Adriano & Aguiar, 2021 Ameloblastella platensis (Suriano & Incorvaia, 1995) Kritsky, Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2000 Ameloblastella satoi Monteiro, Kritsky & Brasil-Sato, 2010 Ameloblastella unapi Mendoza-Franco & Scholz, 2009 Ameloblastella unapioides Mendoza-Franco, Mendoza-Palmero & Scholz, 2016
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