WoRMS taxon details
Digenea
- Order Diplostomida
- Order Plagiorchiida
- Suborder Azygiata accepted as Azygioidea Lühe, 1909 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Order Azygiida accepted as Azygioidea Lühe, 1909 (No longer recognised. Presently considered a superfamily in the Hemiurata.)
- Order Bucephalidida accepted as Bucephalata
- Order Echinostomida accepted as Plagiorchiida
- Order Faustulida accepted as Plagiorchiida (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Order Strigeida accepted as Diplostomida (synonym)
- Order Strigeidida accepted as Diplostomida (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Order Digenea incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Digenea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108400 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 136-142 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Olson, P.; Cribb, T.; Tkach, V.; Bray, R.; Littlewood, D. (2003). Phylogeny and classification of the Digenea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda). <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> 33(7): 733-755., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0020-7519(03)00049-3
page(s): 733 [details]
taxonomy source Cribb, T.H., Bray, R.A., Littlewood, D.T.J., Pichelin, S., Herniou, E.A. (2001). The Digenea. In: Littlewood, D.T.J. & Bray, R.A. (Eds). <em>Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes.</em> London: Taylor & Francis, 168-185.
page(s): 168 [details]
taxonomy source Choudhary, K.; Verma, A. K.; Swaroop, S.; Agrawal, N. (2015). A review on the molecular characterization of digenean parasites using molecular markers with special reference to ITS region. <em>Helminthologia.</em> 52(3): 167-187., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0031 [details]
page(s): 733 [details]
taxonomy source Cribb, T.H., Bray, R.A., Littlewood, D.T.J., Pichelin, S., Herniou, E.A. (2001). The Digenea. In: Littlewood, D.T.J. & Bray, R.A. (Eds). <em>Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes.</em> London: Taylor & Francis, 168-185.
page(s): 168 [details]
taxonomy source Choudhary, K.; Verma, A. K.; Swaroop, S.; Agrawal, N. (2015). A review on the molecular characterization of digenean parasites using molecular markers with special reference to ITS region. <em>Helminthologia.</em> 52(3): 167-187., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0031 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Gibson, D. I. (2002). Subclass Digenea Carus, 1863. In Gibson, D. I., Jones, A. & Bray, R. A. (eds). <em>Keys to the Trematoda, vol. 1.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum. pp. 15–18.
page(s): 15 [details]
identification resource Jones, A. (2005). Introduction and key to subfamilies. In: Jones, A., Bray, R.A. & Gibson, D.I. [Eds]. <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 2.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp.1–4.
page(s): 1 [details]
identification resource Bray, R. A. (2008). Introduction and key to superfamilies. In: Bray, R. A.; Gibson, D. I.; Jones, A. (Eds). <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Volume 3.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp. 1–5.
page(s): 1 [details]
page(s): 15 [details]
identification resource Jones, A. (2005). Introduction and key to subfamilies. In: Jones, A., Bray, R.A. & Gibson, D.I. [Eds]. <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 2.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp.1–4.
page(s): 1 [details]
identification resource Bray, R. A. (2008). Introduction and key to superfamilies. In: Bray, R. A.; Gibson, D. I.; Jones, A. (Eds). <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Volume 3.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp. 1–5.
page(s): 1 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (PeRMS) Iannacone, J., Alvarino, L. (2009). Quantitative aspects on the parasite fauna of Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi) (Osteichthyes, Haemulidae) captured during artisanal fishery at Chorrillos, Lima, Peru. <em>Revista Ibero-Latinoamericana de Parasitologia.</em> 1: 56–64. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Iannacone, J., Alvarino, L. (2009). Quantitative aspects on the parasite fauna of Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi) (Osteichthyes, Haemulidae) captured during artisanal fishery at Chorrillos, Lima, Peru. <em>Revista Ibero-Latinoamericana de Parasitologia.</em> 1: 56–64. [details]
From editor or global species database
Classification The classification used here is a compromise between the more traditional taxonomy of Neodermata vs. the turbellarians. Yet it reflects the fact that Neodermata is within free-living flatworms (i.e. turbellaria are paraphyletic). It mentions all traditional taxa that are found in phylogenetic studies (e.g. Laumer et al., 2015). Many of the "in-between" higher level taxa (such as Trepaxonemata etc.) are no longer in WoRMS (probably more user friendly that way). This also means an asymmetry between turbellarians (nine ordines) and Neodermata (superclass with three classes). [details]
