Chimaericola

Chimaericola is a genus of parasitic flatworms in the family Chimaericolidae. The genus was created by August Brinkmann in 1942. Species are parasitic on the gills of chimaeras.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, only three species are known in this genus:

• Chimaericola colliei <small>Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991</small>
• Chimaericola leptogaster <small>(Leuckart, 1830)</small>
• Chimaericola ogilbyi <small>Beverley-Burton, Chisholm & Last, 1991</small>

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