WoRMS taxon details
Axine belones Abildgaard, 1794
119636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119636)
accepted
Species
Axine bellones Abildgaard, 1794 · unaccepted (Lapsus)
Axine orphii van Beneden & Hesse, 1863 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Axine platyura Creplin, 1838 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Heteracanthus pedatus Diesing, 1836 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (Invalid renaming)
Heteracanthus sagittatus Diesing, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish
Abildgaard, P.C. (1794). Beskrivelse af en Gielle-Orm (Lernaea) funden paa Brasens Krop. [Description of a gill worm (Lernaea) found on the body of a bream.]. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorik-Selskabs Kiobenhavn.</em> 3(2):57-58, pl. 6 fig. 2. [details] 
Type locality contained in Danish Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Danish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
WoRMS (2026). Axine belones Abildgaard, 1794. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119636 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Abildgaard, P.C. (1794). Beskrivelse af en Gielle-Orm (Lernaea) funden paa Brasens Krop. [Description of a gill worm (Lernaea) found on the body of a bream.]. <em>Skrifter af Naturhistorik-Selskabs Kiobenhavn.</em> 3(2):57-58, pl. 6 fig. 2. [details]
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]
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
Bouguerche, C.; Justine, J.-L.; Ayadi, Z. E. M.; Tazerouti, F. (2023). Redescription of Axine belones Abildgaard, 1794 (Monogenea, Axinidae), a gill parasite of Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1760) (Teleostei, Belonidae) off the Algerian coast, Western Mediterranean. <em>Acta Adriatica.</em> 64(2): 143-155., available online at https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.64.2.8 [details]
redescription Yamaguti, S. (1968). Monogenetic trematodes of Hawaiian fishes. <em>University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.</em> 287 pp. [details]
redescription Price, E. W. (1962). North American Monogenetic Trematodes. X. The Family Axinidae. <em>Prodeedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 29(1): 1-18. [details]
redescription Yamaguti, S. (1968). Monogenetic trematodes of Hawaiian fishes. <em>University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.</em> 287 pp. [details]
redescription Price, E. W. (1962). North American Monogenetic Trematodes. X. The Family Axinidae. <em>Prodeedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 29(1): 1-18. [details]
Other
additional source
López-Román, R.; De Armas Hernández, F. (1989). Monogeneans in sea fish of Canary Archipelago. <em>Investigation in Parasitology. Collection of Papers. Vladivostok: Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Far-East Branch.</em> pp. 24-31 (In Russian). [details]
additional source Châari, M., M. Feki & L. Neifar. (2015). Metazoan Parasites of the Mediterranean Garfish Belone belone gracilis (Teleostei: Belonidae) as a Tool for Stock Discrimination. <em>Open Journal of Marine Science.</em> 5:324-334., available online at https://doi.org/10.4236/ojms.2015.53027 pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Strona, G.; Stefani, F.; Galli, P. (2010). Monogenoidean parasites of Italian marine fish: An updated checklist. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 77(4): 419-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250001003614841 [details]
additional source Özer, A. (2021). Checklist of Marine, Freshwater, and Aquarium Fish Parasites in Turkey. <em>Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 62, Istanbul, Turkey,.</em> 311 pp. [details]
additional source Boukadoum, A.; Tazerouti, F. (2024(2025)). Comprehensive annotated checklist of monogenean diversity and distribution in Algerian marine fish. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102:13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10198-5 [details]
additional source Dmitrieva, E. V.; Prokhorova, D. A. (2025). CHARACTERISATION OF THE MONOGENEA (PLATYHELMINTHES) FAUNA OF THE BLACK SEA. <em>Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.</em> 10 (1), 11-30. (In Russian)., available online at https://doi.org/10.21072/eco.2025.10.1.02 [details]
additional source Gaevskaya, A. V.; Dmitrieva, E. V. (1997). A review of the monogenean fauna of the Black Sea. <em>Ekologiya Morya.</em> 46, 7-17 (In Russian). [details]
additional source Châari, M., M. Feki & L. Neifar. (2015). Metazoan Parasites of the Mediterranean Garfish Belone belone gracilis (Teleostei: Belonidae) as a Tool for Stock Discrimination. <em>Open Journal of Marine Science.</em> 5:324-334., available online at https://doi.org/10.4236/ojms.2015.53027 pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Strona, G.; Stefani, F.; Galli, P. (2010). Monogenoidean parasites of Italian marine fish: An updated checklist. <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 77(4): 419-437., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250001003614841 [details]
additional source Özer, A. (2021). Checklist of Marine, Freshwater, and Aquarium Fish Parasites in Turkey. <em>Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 62, Istanbul, Turkey,.</em> 311 pp. [details]
additional source Boukadoum, A.; Tazerouti, F. (2024(2025)). Comprehensive annotated checklist of monogenean diversity and distribution in Algerian marine fish. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102:13., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10198-5 [details]
additional source Dmitrieva, E. V.; Prokhorova, D. A. (2025). CHARACTERISATION OF THE MONOGENEA (PLATYHELMINTHES) FAUNA OF THE BLACK SEA. <em>Biodiversity and Sustainable Development.</em> 10 (1), 11-30. (In Russian)., available online at https://doi.org/10.21072/eco.2025.10.1.02 [details]
additional source Gaevskaya, A. V.; Dmitrieva, E. V. (1997). A review of the monogenean fauna of the Black Sea. <em>Ekologiya Morya.</em> 46, 7-17 (In Russian). [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
