Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Trematoda > Subclass Digenea > Order Plagiorchiida > Suborder Echinostomata > Superfamily Echinostomatoidea > Family Philophthalmidae > Subfamily Philophthalminae

Philophthalmus Looss, 1899

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Philophthalmus cupensis Richter, Vrazic & Aleraj, 1953
Philophthalmus distomatosa Radev, Kanev & Gold, 2000
Philophthalmus gralli Mathis & Leger, 1910
Philophthalmus hegeneri Penner & Fried, 1963
Philophthalmus hovorkai Busa, 1956
Philophthalmus lacrymosus Braun, 1902
Philophthalmus lucipetus (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1899
Philophthalmus muraschkinzewi Tretiakova, 1946
Philophthalmus nocturnus Looss, 1907
Philophthalmus nyrocae Yamaguti, 1934
Philophthalmus oschmarini Shigin, 1957
Philophthalmus palpebrarum Looss, 1899
Philophthalmus posaviniensis Richter, Vrazic & Aleraj, 1953
Philophthalmus rhionica Tichomirov, 1976
Philophthalmus skrjabini Efimov, 1937
Philophthalmus stugii Iskova, 1967

Literature

original description

Looss, A. (1899). Weitere Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Trematoden-Fauna Aegyptens, zugleich Versuch einer natürlichen Gliederung des Genus Distomum Retzius. Zoologische Jahrbücher. 12: 521-784.

basis of record

Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, 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. 136-142

additional source

Johns, P.; Newman, L.J.; Holleman, J.J.; Dawson, E.W.; Sterrer, W.; Allison, F.R.; Diggles, B.K.; Andrews, J.R.H.; Hine, P.M.; McKenna, P.B.; Poulin, R. (2009). Phylum Platyhelminthes: flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 102-128.

additional source

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

identification resource

Kanev, I.; Radev, V.; Fried, B. (2005). Family Philophthalmidae Looss, 1899. In. Jones, A.; Bray, R. A.; Gibson, D. I. (Eds). Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 2. CABI Publishing and the Natural History Museum, Wallingford. pp. 87–97.

identification resource

Skrjabin, K. I. (1947). Family Philophthalmidae Travassos, 1918. Osnovy Trematodologii. 1:182–213. (In Russian, English translation, 1979, by Amerind Publishing Co.).

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Philophthalmus Looss, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108501

Dr. David Gibson. Philophthalmus Looss, 1899. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6a9e89a7-14ae-4bc4-bee9-9a3a61c8d64c

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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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2020-12-08 by Dr. David Gibson & by Rod Bray

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