Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Monogenea

Polyopisthocotylea

Rank: Subclass
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Chimaericolidea
Diclybothriidea
Oligonchoinea
Polystomatidea Lebedev, 1988
Polystomatoinea

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: 多後吸盤目

Literature

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
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.
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.