Neodactylostomum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
Class: | Trematoda |
Order: | Plagiorchiida |
Family: | Opecoelidae |
Subfamily: | Opecoelinae |
Genus: | Neodactylostomum Toman, 1996 [1] |
Species: | N. saipanense |
Binomial name | |
Neodactylostomum saipanense | |
Neodactylostomum is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae. It consists of one species, Neodactylostomum saipanense. Toman (1996) synonymised Neodactylostomum and N. saipanense with Paradactylostomum Zhukov, 1972 [3] and P. saipanense Toman, 1992, [2] respectively.
Opecoelidae is a family of trematodes. It is the largest digenean family with over 90 genera and nearly 900 species, almost solely found in marine and freshwater teleost fishes. It was considered by Bray et al. to belong in the superfamily Opecoeloidea Ozaki, 1925 or the Brachycladioidea Odhner, 1905.
Pseudopecoeloides is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
The Diplectanidae are a family of monopisthocotylean monogeneans. They are all parasitic on the gills of fish. Diplectanids are small animals, generally around 1 mm in length. As parasites, they can be extremely numerous, up to several thousand on an individual fish.
Lamellodiscus is a genus of monopisthocotylean monogeneans in the family Diplectanidae; all species of Lamellodiscus are small worms, parasitic on the gills of teleost fish.
Allopodocotyle is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Apertile is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Coitocaecum is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae. It has been synonymised to Ozakia Wisniewski, 1934, Paradactylostomum Zhukov, 1972 nec Toman, 1992, and Pseudocoitocaecum Bilqees, 1972.
Helicometra is a genus of trematodes in the class Opecoelidae. It is synonymous with AllostenoperaBaeva, 1968, MetahelicometraYamaguti, 1971, and StenoperaManter, 1933. Its type species is H. fasciata(Rudolphi, 1819). They are distinguished by their unique spiral uterus, from which their name is derived.
Neolebouria is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Opecoelus is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Opegaster is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Pachycreadium is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Peracreadium is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae. It is very similar to the related genus Cainocreadium Nicoll, 1909, and has been synonymised with the genera Anabathycreadium Salman & Srivastava, 1990, Indocreadium Salman & Srivastava, 1990, and Lebouria Nicoll, 1909.
Pseudopecoelus is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae. It has been synonymised with Neopecoelus Manter, 1947.
Helicometrinae is a subfamily of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Caudotestis is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Paraplagioporus is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Heterolebes is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Maculifer is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.
Opistholebes is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae.