WoRMS taxon details
Hexabothrium von Nordmann, 1840
119361 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119361)
accepted
Genus
Polystoma appendiculatum Kuhn, 1829 accepted as Onchocotyle appendiculatum (Kuhn, 1829) Diesing, 1850 accepted as Hexabothrium appendiculatum (Kuhn, 1829) von Nordmann, 1840 (type by monotypy)
Acanthonchocotyle Cerfontaine, 1899 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Onchocotyle Diesing, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Hexabothrium appendiculatum (Kuhn, 1829) von Nordmann, 1840
- Species Hexabothrium canicula (Cerfontaine, 1899) Price, 1942
- Species Hexabothrium akaroensis Dillon & Hargis, 1968 accepted as Hexabothrium (incertae sedis) akaroensis Dillon & Hargis, 1965 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hexabothrium dasyatis Yamaguti, 1968 accepted as Dasyonchocotyle dasyatis (Yamaguti, 1968) Boeger & Kritsky, 1989 (Superseded combination)
marine
neuter
Not documented
Taxonomy Many early records refer to this genus as Onchocotyle Diesing, 1850, a junior synonym.
Taxonomy Many early records refer to this genus as Onchocotyle Diesing, 1850, a junior synonym. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Hexabothrium von Nordmann, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119361 on 2026-07-15
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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
redescription
Price, E. W. (1942). North American monogenetic trematodes. V. The family Hexabothriidae, n. n . (Polystomatoidea). <em>Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 9 (2), 39-56. [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]
From regional or thematic species database
Taxonomy Many early records refer to this genus as Onchocotyle Diesing, 1850, a junior synonym. [details]
