MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Polyopisthocotylea

ERMS taxon details

Polyopisthocotylea

AphiaID

119220 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119220)

Classification

Authority

Odhner, 1912

Status

accepted

Rank

Subclass

Parent

Monogenea

Direct children (3)

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Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

NARMS (2025). Polyopisthocotylea. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=119220 on 2026-02-14

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Polyopisthocotylea. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119220 on 2026-02-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bray, Rod

2010-09-14 08:25:21Z

changed

Gibson, David

2018-12-11 19:50:16Z

changed

Artois, Tom

2019-01-22 21:17:12Z

changed

Artois, Tom

2025-09-17 13:00:07Z

changed

Gibson, David

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taxonomy source Brabec, J.; Salomaki, E. D.; Kolísko, M.; Scholz, T.; Kuchta, R. (2023). The evolution of endoparasitism and complex life cycles in parasitic platyhelminths. Current Biology. 33(19): 4269-4275.e3., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.064
note: Brabec et al. (2023) propose the demise of the traditionally recognized class Monogenea and the promotion of its two subclasses to the class level as Monopisthocotyla new class and Polyopisthocotyla n...

Brabec et al. (2023) propose the demise of the traditionally recognized class Monogenea and the promotion of its two subclasses to the class level as Monopisthocotyla new class and Polyopisthocotyla new class.

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context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]

context source (PeRMS) Iannacone, J., Alvarino, L. (2009). Quantitative aspects on the parasite fauna of Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi) (Osteichthyes, Haemulidae) captured during artisanal fishery at Chorrillos, Lima, Peru. Revista Ibero-Latinoamericana de Parasitologia. 1: 56–64. [details]

basis of record Bray, R.A. (2001). Monogenea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 142-146 (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Zhang, D.; Jakovlić, I.; Zou, H.; Liu, F.; Xiang, C.-Y.; Gusang, Q.; Tso, S.; Xue, S.; Zhu, W.-J.; Li, Z.; Wu, J.; Wang, G.-T. (2024). Strong mitonuclear discordance in the phylogeny of Neodermata and evolutionary rates of Polyopisthocotylea. International Journal for Parasitology. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2024.01.001 [details]

additional source Yamaguti, S. (1966). New Monogenetic Trematodes from Hawaiian Fishes, II,. Pacific Science. 20, 419-434.
note: As POLYOPISTHOCOTYLES Odhner, 1912 [details]

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