Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Trematoda > Subclass Digenea > Order Plagiorchiida > Suborder Opisthorchiata > Superfamily Opisthorchioidea > Family Heterophyidae > Genus Ascocotyle

Ascocotyle septentrionalis (Van den Broek, 1967) Gustinelli, Caffara, Scaravelli, Fioravanti & Scholz, 2021

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ascocotyle*	Looss, 1899	accepted genus name
*Parascocotyle*	Stunkard & Haviland, 1924	synonym
*Phagicola*	Faust, 1920	synonym

Species group names

*Phagicola septentrionalis*	van den Broek, 1967	synonym

Literature

new combination reference	Gustinelli, A.; Caffara, M.; Scaravelli, D.; Fioravanti, M. L.; Scholz, T. (2021). The first new species of European Ascocotyle Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Heterophyidae) described in more than half a century. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 17: 327–334.

Genbank

Citation

WoRMS (2025). Ascocotyle septentrionalis (Van den Broek, 1967) Gustinelli, Caffara, Scaravelli, Fioravanti & Scholz, 2021. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=727877