WoRMS taxon details
Benedenia Diesing, 1858
119261 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119261)
accepted
Genus
Benedenia elegans Diesing, 1858 accepted as Benedenia sciaenae (Van Beneden, 1852) Odhner, 1905 (type by monotypy)
Benedenia (Parabenedenia) Johnston, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Epibdella (Benedenia) Diesing, 1858 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Neobenedeniella Yamaguti, 1963 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Phylline Oken, 1815 · unaccepted (pro parte synonym)
- Species Benedenia akajin Ogawa, Mizuochi, Yamaguchi, Shirakashi, Asai & Agawa, 2021
- Species Benedenia bodiani Yamaguti, 1968
- Species Benedenia disciliata Whittington & Deveney, 2011
- Species Benedenia elongata (Yamaguti, 1968) Egorova, 1997
- Species Benedenia epinepheli (Yamaguti, 1937) Meserve, 1938
- Species Benedenia ernsti Deveney & Whittington, 2010
- Species Benedenia fieldsi Deveney & Whittington, 2010
- Species Benedenia hawaiiensis Yamaguti, 1968
- Species Benedenia haywardi Deveney & Whittington, 2010
- Species Benedenia hendorffii (Linstow, 1889) Stiles & Hassall, 1908
- Species Benedenia hoshinai Ogawa, 1984
- Species Benedenia humboldti Baeza, Sepúlveda & González, 2019
- Species Benedenia innobilitata Burnheim, Gomes & Varela, 1973
- Species Benedenia ishikawae (Goto, 1894) Monticelli, 1902
- Species Benedenia jalisciana Bravo-Hollis, 1951
- Species Benedenia kobudai Nitta, 2022
- Species Benedenia lolo Yamaguti, 1968
- Species Benedenia monticellii (Parona & Perugia, 1895) Johnston, 1929
- Species Benedenia ovata (Goto, 1894) MacCallum, 1927
- Species Benedenia plataxicola Gupta & Khanna, 1976
- Species Benedenia pompatica Burnheim, Gomes & Varela, 1973
- Species Benedenia scari Yamaguti, 1968
- Species Benedenia sciaenae (Van Beneden, 1852) Odhner, 1905
- Species Benedenia sekii (Yamaguti, 1937) Meserve, 1938
- Species Benedenia seriolae (Yamaguti, 1934) Meserve, 1938
- Species Benedenia synagris Yamaguti, 1953
- Species Benedenia madai (Ishii & Sawada, 1938) Price, 1939 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Benedenia pagrosomi (Ishii & Sawada, 1938) Price, 1939 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subgenus Benedenia (Benedeniella) Johnston, 1929 accepted as Benedeniella Johnston, 1929 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Benedenia (Benedeniella) macrocolpa (Lühe, 1906) Johnston, 1929 accepted as Benedeniella macrocolpa (Lühe, 1906) Johnston, 1929 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Subgenus Benedenia (Parabenedenia) Johnston, 1929 accepted as Benedenia Diesing, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Benedenia (Parabenedenia) melleni (MacCallum, 1927) Johnston, 1929 accepted as Neobenedenia melleni (MacCallum, 1927) Yamaguti, 1963 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia (Parabenedenia) ovata (Goto, 1894) Johnston, 1929 accepted as Benedenia ovata (Goto, 1894) MacCallum, 1927 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia acanthopagri (Hussey, 1986) Whittington, Deveney & Wyborn, 2001 accepted as Tareenia acanthopagri Hussey, 1986 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia adenea Meserve, 1938 accepted as Neobenedenia adenea (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia akaisaki Iwata, 1990 accepted as Benedenia ovata (Goto, 1894) MacCallum, 1927 (synonym)
- Species Benedenia anadenea Meserve, 1938 accepted as Neobenedenia adenea (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963 (synonym)
- Species Benedenia anticavaginata Byrnes, 1986 accepted as Gracilobenedenia anticavaginata (Byrnes, 1986) Nitta, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia armata Nitta, 2019 accepted as Armatobenedenia armata (Nitta, 2019) Nitta, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia beverleyburtonae Whittington & Deveney, 2011 accepted as Gracilobenedenia beverleyburtonae (Whittington & Deveney, 2011) Nitta, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia congeri (Yamaguti, 1958) Byrnes, 1986 accepted as Benedenia epinepheli (Yamaguti, 1937) Meserve, 1938 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Benedenia convoluta Bravo-Hollis, 1953 accepted as Allobenedenia pseudomarginata (Bravo-Hollis, 1958) Yang, Kritsky & Sun, 2004 (homonym)
- Species Benedenia convoluta Yamaguti, 1937 accepted as Allobenedenia convoluta (Yamaguti, 1937) Yamaguti, 1963 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia derzhavini (Layman, 1930) Meserve, 1938 accepted as Megalobenedenia derzhavini (Layman, 1930) Egorova, 1994 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia elegans Diesing, 1858 accepted as Benedenia sciaenae (Van Beneden, 1852) Odhner, 1905 (Synonym)
- Species Benedenia girellae Hargis, 1955 accepted as Neobenedenia girellae (Hargis, 1955) Yamaguti, 1963 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia isabellae Meserve, 1938 accepted as Neobenedenia isabellae (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia kintoki Iwata, 1990 accepted as Benedenia elongata (Yamaguti, 1968) Egorova, 1997 (synonym)
- Species Benedenia leucanthemum Euzet & Maillard, 1967 accepted as Trimusculotrema leucanthemum (Euzet & Maillard, 1967) Whittington & Barton, 1990 (Genus revision)
- Species Benedenia lutjani Whittington & Kearn, 1993 accepted as Tareenia lutjani (Whittington & Kearn, 1993) Egorova, 1997 accepted as Gracilobenedenia lutjani (Whittington & Kearn, 1993) Nitta, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia malaboni Velasquez, 1982 accepted as Menziesia malaboni (Velasquez, 1982) (synonym)
- Species Benedenia merinthe (Yamaguti, 1968) Egorova, 1997 accepted as Menziesia merinthe (Yamaguti, 1968) Gibson, 1976 (synonym)
- Species Benedenia micracantha Euzet & Maillard, 1967 accepted as Trimusculotrema micracantha (Euzet & Maillard, 1967) Whittington & Barton, 1990 (genus revision)
- Species Benedenia muelleri (Meserve, 1938) Meserve, 1939 accepted as Neobenedenia muelleri (Meserve, 1938) Yamaguti, 1963 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia noblei Menzies, 1946 accepted as Menziesia noblei (Menzies, 1946) Gibson, 1976 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia orbicularicola Gupta & Khanna, 1976 accepted as Allometabenedeniella orbicularicola (Gupta & Khanna, 1975) Hussey, 1986 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia ovalis (Yamaguti, 1968) Egorova, 1997 accepted as Menziesia ovalis (Yamaguti, 1968) Gibson, 1976 (synonym)
- Species Benedenia pacifica (Guberlet, 1936) Price, 1939 accepted as Pseudoentobdella pacifica (Guberlet, 1936) Yamaguti, 1963 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia posterocolpa Hargis, 1955 accepted as Benedeniella posterocolpa (Hargis, 1955) Yamaguti, 1963 accepted as Parabenedeniella posterocolpa (Hargis, 1955) Brule & Bullard in Brule, Warren & Bullard, 2026 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia rohdei Whittington, Kearn & Beverley-Burton, 1994 accepted as Gracilobenedenia rohdei (Whittington, Kearn & Beverley-Burton, 1994) Nitta, 2021 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia sargocentron Ding & Zhang in Zhang, Yang & Liu, 2001 accepted as Benedenia hawaiiensis Yamaguti, 1968 (synonym)
- Species Benedenia sebastodis (Yamaguti, 1938) accepted as Menziesia sebastodis (Yamaguti, 1934) Whittington, Deveney & Wyborn, 2001 (Superseded combination)
- Species Benedenia hoplognathi Yamaguti, 1942 represented as Epibdella (Benedenia) hoplognathi Yamaguti, 1942 accepted as Metabenedeniella hoplognathi (Yamaguti, 1942) Yamaguti, 1963
marine, brackish, fresh
feminine
Not documented
Homonymy Not Benedenia Gray, 1864.
Homonymy Not Benedenia Gray, 1864. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Benedenia Diesing, 1858. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119261 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Bray, R.A. (2001). Monogenea, <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. 142-146 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Whittington, I. D.; Deveney, M. R.; Wyborn, S. J. (2001). A revision of <i>Benedenia</i> Diesing, 1858 including a redescription of B. sciaenae (van Beneden, 1856) Odhner, 1905 and recognition of <i>Menziesia</i> Gibson, 1976 (Monogenea: Capsalidae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 35(5): 663-777., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930152023090 [details]
redescription Egorova, T. P. (1997). A TAXONOMIC REVIEW OF THE SUBFAMILY BENEDENIINAE (MONOGENOIDEA: CAPSALIDAE). <em>Parazitologiya.</em> 31 (5), 438-451 (In Russian). [details]
redescription Egorova, T. P. (1997). A TAXONOMIC REVIEW OF THE SUBFAMILY BENEDENIINAE (MONOGENOIDEA: CAPSALIDAE). <em>Parazitologiya.</em> 31 (5), 438-451 (In Russian). [details]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Not Benedenia Gray, 1864. [details]
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| Japanese | ハダムシ属 | [details] |