MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Metamicrocotyla cephalus (Azim, 1939) Hargis, 1954

WoRMS taxon details

Metamicrocotyla cephalus (Azim, 1939) Hargis, 1954

AphiaID

119746 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119746)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Metamicrocotyla Yamaguti, 1953

Original name

Microcotyle cephalus Azim, 1939

Synonymised names

Microcotyle cephalus Azim, 1939 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Metamicrocotyla cephalus (Azim, 1939) Hargis, 1954. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119746 on 2025-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bray, Rod

2006-04-04 14:23:41Z

checked

Harris, Philip

2018-10-28 10:33:01Z

changed

Gibson, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

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 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Derbel, H.; Châari, M.; Neifar, L. (2022). Checklist of the Monogenea (Platyhelminthes) parasitic in Tunisian aquatic vertebrates. Helminthologia. 59(2): 179-199., available online at https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2022-0012 [details]

additional source Strona, G.; Stefani, F.; Galli, P. (2010). Monogenoidean parasites of Italian marine fish: An updated checklist. Italian Journal of Zoology. 77(4): 419-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250001003614841 [details]

additional source Özer, A. (2021). Checklist of Marine, Freshwater, and Aquarium Fish Parasites in Turkey. Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 62, Istanbul, Turkey,. 311 pp. [details]

additional source Mansour, A.; Sarabeev, V.; Balbuena, J. A. (2024). Checklist of monogeneans from Egyptian marine fishes, including some newly collected species. Systematic Parasitology. 101:28., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10150-7 [details]