Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Trematoda > Subclass Digenea > Order Plagiorchiida > Suborder Bucephalata > Superfamily Bucephaloidea > Family Bucephalidae > Subfamily Bucephalinae > Genus Bucephalus

Bucephalus mytili Cole, 1935

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Bucephalusvon Baer, 1827accepted genus name
Gasterostomum von Siebold, 1848 synonym
Labratrema Maillard, 1975 synonym

Literature

original description

Cole, H. A. (1935). On some larval trematode parasites of the mussel (Mytilus edulis) and the cockle (Cardium edule). Parasitology. 27 (2), 276-280.

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

redescription

Gaevskaya, A. V. (2014). Parasite, diseases and pests of mussels (Mytilus, Mytilidae). X. Trematoda. EKOSI-Gidrofizika, Sevastopol: 255 pp. (In Ukrainian).

redescription

Yamaguti S. (1975). A synoptical review of life histories of digenetic trematodes of vertebrates with special reference to the morphology of their larval forms. Tokyo, Keigaku Publishing Co. pp. LXI I + 590 + 219 plates.

redescription

Skrjabin, K. I.; Guschanskaja, L. H. (1962). Order Bucephalidida (Odening, 1960) Skrjabin et Guschanskaja, 1962. Osnovy Trematodologii. 20: 166–559. (In Russian).

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Bucephalus mytili Cole, 1935. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109154

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Occurrence

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2004-12-21 by David Gibson

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