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ERMS taxon details

Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879

AphiaID

119247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119247)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Mazocraeidea

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Subfamily Atriasterinae Maillard & Noisy, 1979
1. Genus Atriaster Lebedev & Parukhin, 1969
2. Genus Atrispinum Euzet & Maillard, 1974
3. Genus Bychowskicotyla Unnithan, 1971
4. Genus Serranicotyle Maillard, Euzet & Silan, 1988
5. Genus Sparicotyle Mamaev, 1984
6. Genus Pagellicotyle Mamaev, 1984 accepted as Bychowskicotyla Unnithan, 1971 (Unjustified re-naming of Bychowskicotyla (nec Bychowskicotyle))
Subfamily Metamicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1963
1. Genus Intracotyle Mamaev, 1970
2. Genus Metamicrocotyla Yamaguti, 1953
Subfamily Microcotylinae Taschenberg, 1879
1. Genus Bivagina Yamaguti, 1963
2. Genus Diplasiocotyle Sandars, 1944
3. Genus Diplostamenides Unnithan, 1971
4. Genus Ktarius Hamdi, Benmansour, Ahmed, Gulsher & Bouguerche, 2024
5. Genus Microcotyle Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863
6. Genus Neobivagina Dillon & Hargis, 1965
7. Genus Pauciconfibula Dillon & Hargis, 1965
8. Genus Pseudoaspinatrium Mamaev, 1986
9. Genus Sciaenacotyle Mamaev, 1989
10. Genus Solostamenides Unnithan, 1971
Subfamily Prostatomicrocotylinae Yamaguti, 1968
1. Genus Aspinatrium Yamaguti, 1963
2. Genus Polylabris Euzet & Cauwet, 1967
Subfamily Syncoelicotylinae Mamaev & Zubchenko, 1978
1. Genus Tinrovia Mamaev, 1987
Genus Bradyhaptorus Unnithan, 1971 accepted as Pauciconfibula Dillon & Hargis, 1965 (Synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

ERMS (2025). Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119247 on 2025-04-21

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119247 on 2025-04-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bray, Rod

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taxonomy source Lablack, L.; Rima, M.; Georgieva, S.; Marzoug, D.; Kostadinova, A. (2022). Novel molecular data for monogenean parasites of sparid fishes in the Mediterranean and a molecular phylogeny of the Microcotylidae Taschenberg, 1879. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases. 2: 100069., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2021.100069 [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. Revista Ibero-Latinoamericana de Parasitologia. 1: 56–64. [details]

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 RoR) [details]