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Gastrocotyle Beneden & Hesse, 1863

AphiaID

119355 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119355)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Gastrocotyle trachuri Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Gastrocotylidae Price, 1943

Direct children (8)

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Species Gastrocotyle buckleyi Gupta & Krishna, 1980
Species Gastrocotyle indica Subhapradha, 1951
Species Gastrocotyle kurra Unnithan, 1968
Species Gastrocotyle mozambiquensis Lebedev & Galkina in Lebedev, 1975
Species Gastrocotyle trachuri Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863
Species Gastrocotyle japonica Ishii & Sawada, 1938 accepted as Gastrocotyle trachuri Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Gastrocotyle kalla Unnithan, 1968 accepted as Gastrocotyle indica Subhapradha, 1951 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Gastrocotyle thrissocles Tripathi, 1959 accepted as Engraulicola thrissocles (Tripathi, 1959) Lebedev, 1971 (Superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Gastrocotyle Beneden & Hesse, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119355 on 2026-04-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Bray, Rod

2006-09-12 06:54:36Z

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Martinez, Olga

2011-02-23 14:16:44Z

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Gibson, David

2017-11-08 15:06:57Z

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Gibson, David

2024-02-26 21:01:41Z

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Gibson, David

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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]

Taxonomy

redescription Unnithan, R. V. (1968). ON SIX SPECIES OF MONOGENETIC TREMATODES, PARASITIC ON THE GILLS OF MARINE FISHES FROM THE INDIAN SEAS. Treubia. 27, 141-164. [details]

Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]