Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Trematoda > Subclass Digenea > Order Plagiorchiida > Suborder Hemiurata > Superfamily Hemiuroidea > Family Hemiuridae > Subfamily Lecithochiriinae > Genus Lecithochirium

Lecithochirium branchiale (Stunkard & Nigrelli, 1934) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Lecithochirium*	Lühe, 1901	accepted genus name
*Ceratotrema*	Jones, 1933	synonym
*Sterrhurus*	Looss, 1907	synonym

Species group names

*Sterrhurus branchialis*	Stunkard & Nigrelli, 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
redescription	Nikolaeva, V. M. (1966). [Trematodes of the suborder Hemiurata infecting fish in the Mediterranean Basin]. Biologiya Morya, Kiev, [Helminth fauna of animals of the Southern Seas]. 52–66. (In Russian).
redescription	Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. K. (1955). Suborder Hemiurata (Markevitsch) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954. Second part. Osnovy Trematodologii. 10: 337–649. (In Russian).
new combination reference	Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. K. (1955). Suborder Hemiurata (Markevitsch) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954. Second part. Osnovy Trematodologii. 10: 337–649. (In Russian).

Genbank

Citation

WoRMS (2025). Lecithochirium branchiale (Stunkard & Nigrelli, 1934) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109337