Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Class Monogenea > Subclass Monopisthocotylea > Order Capsalidea > Family Capsalidae > Genus Nitzschia

Nitzschia sturionis (Abildgaard, 1794)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Nitzschia*	Baer, 1826	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Hirudo sturionis*	Abildgaard, 1794	objective synonym

Literature

basis of record	Bray, R.A. (2001). Monogenea, 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. 142-146
additional source	Hendrix, S.S. 1994. Marine flora and fauna of the eastern United States. Platyhelminthes: Monogena. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 121. 107 p.
additional source	Margolis, L. and Z. Kabata (eds.). 1984. Guide to the parasites of fishes of Canada. Part 1. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74. 209 p.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Gibson, D. (2014). Nitzschia sturionis (Abildgaard, 1794) Krøyer, 1852. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119439

Dr David Gibson. Nitzschia sturionis (Abildgaard, 1794). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=389096