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

Gyrodactylidae Cobbold, 1864

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Gyrodactyloides Bychowsky, 1947
Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832
Isancistrum de Beauchamp, 1912
Laminiscus Pálsson & Beverley-Burton, 1983
Polyclithrum Rogers, 1967

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

Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (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. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp.

taxonomy source

Janulewicz, J.; Pietkiewicz, M.; Ziętara, M. S. (2024). Revision of the Most Primitive Taxa of the Family Gyrodactylidae (van Beneden et Hesse, 1864) (Platyhelminthes, Monopisthocotyla) Based on ITS rDNA Phylogeny. Genes. 15(9): 1236.

identification resource

Přikrylová, I.; Barson, M.; Shinn, A. P. (2021). Description of Tresuncinidactylus wilmienae gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), from the gills of the bulldog, Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters) from Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Folia Parasitologica. 68.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Gyrodactylidae Cobbold, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119229

Dr. David Gibson. Gyrodactylidae Cobbold, 1864. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/cd3c6d51-f3e8-4a2e-86cb-fc1a20fafba0

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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2017-12-19 by Dr. David Gibson & by David Gibson

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