Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Monogenea > Subclass Monopisthocotylea > Order Dactylogyridea > Suborder Dactylogyrinea > Family Ancyrocephalidae

Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ligophorus acuminatus Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus angustus Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus cephali Rubtsova, Balbuena, Sarabeev, Blasco-Costa & Euzet, 2006
Ligophorus chabaudi Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus confusus Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus euzeti Dmitrieva & Gerasev, 1996
Ligophorus heteronchus Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus imitans Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus kaohsianghsieni (Gusev, 1962) Gusev, 1985
Ligophorus llewellyni Dmitrieva, Gerasev & Pron'kina, 2007
Ligophorus macrocolpos Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus mediterraneus Sarabeev, Balbuena & Euzet, 2005
Ligophorus minimus Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus mugilinus (Hargis, 1955) Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus parvicirrus Euzet & Sanfilippo, 1983
Ligophorus pilengas Sarabeev & Balbuena, 2004
Ligophorus szidati Euzet & Suriano, 1977
Ligophorus vanbenedenii (Parona & Perugia, 1890) Euzet & Suriano, 1977

Literature

original description

Euzet, L. & Suriano, M.D. (1977). Ligophorus n. g. (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) parasite de Mugilidae (Teleosteens) en Mediterranee. Bulletin du Museum Nationale d'Histoire Naturelle. Troisieme Serie 472 797-822.

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

Lyakh, A. M. (2024). Application of Harmonized Elliptic Fourier Transform Coefficients for Comparing the Shapes of Biological Structures (Example of the Attachment Organs of Monogenea). Biology Bulletin. 51(4): 817-828.

additional source

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

additional source

Pronkina, N. V.; Dmitrieva, E. V. (2024). Distribution of Monogeneans of the Genus Ligophorus on Gills of the Soiuy Mullet Planiliza haematocheilus. Biology Bulletin Reviews. 14(S2): S102-S113.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119285

Dr. David Gibson. Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4f61b9d1-4b39-4165-bf3e-fff0f6830eb8

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh

Importance

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