Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Trematoda > Subclass Digenea > Order Plagiorchiida > Suborder Xiphidiata > Superfamily Opecoeloidea > Family Opecoelidae > Subfamily Opistholebetinae > Genus Macvicaria

Macvicaria alacris (Looss, 1901) Gibson & Bray, 1982

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

MacvicariaGibson & Bray, 1982accepted genus name

Species group names

Distomum alacre Looss, 1901 synonym
Plagioporus alacris (Looss, 1901) Price, 1934 synonym

Literature

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

Gargouri Ben Abdallah, L., Elbohli, S., Maamouri, F. (2010). Digenean diversity in labrid fish from the Bay of Bizerte in Tunisia. Journal of Helminthology. 84: 27–33.

additional source

Radujkovic, B.; Sundic, D. (2014). Parasitic flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda) of fishes from the Adriatic Sea. Natura Montenegrina. 13 (1):7–280.

additional source

Jousson, O.; Bartoli, P.; Pawlowski, J. (1999). Molecular identification of developmental stages in Opecoelidae (Digenea). International Journal for Parasitology. 29: 1853–1858.

redescription

Bartoli, P., Riutort, J. J. (1995). Composants, structure et evolution de la guilde des digenes intestinaux parasites de Symphodus ocellatus (Forsskaal 1775) (teleosteens, labrides) sur la facade maritime du Parc Naturel Regional de Corse. Travaux Scientifiques du Parc Naturel Regional et des Reserves Naturelles de Corse. 46: 41–56.

redescription

Oguz, M.C., Bray, R.A. (2006). Digenetic trematodes of some teleost fish off the Mudanya Coast (Sea of Marmara, Bursa, Turkey). Helminthologia. 43, 161-167.

new combination reference

Gibson, D. I.; Bray, R. A. (1982). A study and reorganization of Plagioporus Stafford, 1904 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) and related genera, with special reference to forms from European Atlantic waters. Journal of Natural History. 16(4): 529-559.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Macvicaria alacris (Looss, 1901) Gibson & Bray, 1982. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108883

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Occurrence

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2014-03-10 by David Gibson

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