WoRMS taxon details
Gotocotyla acanthura (Parona & Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938
119685 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119685)
accepted
Species
Cathucotyle acanthura (Parona & Perugia, 1896) · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
Gotocotyla acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Yamaguti, 1963 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gotocotyla sawara Ishii, 1936 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gotocotyla secunda (Tripathi, 1954) Yamaguti, 1963 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gotocotyla travassosi Kohn, Gomez & Bürnheim, 1971 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lithidiocotyle acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Sproston, 1946 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lithidiocotyle acanthura (Parona & Perugia, 1896) Bychowsky, 1957 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lithidiocotyle secunda Tripathi, 1956 · unaccepted
Microcotyle acanthophallus MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Microcotyle acanthurum Parona & Perugia, 1896 · unaccepted (Superseded combination)
Microcotyle scomberomori Koratha, 1955 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Swakopella cephalica Lebedev & Parukhin, 1969 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Swakopella travassosi (Kohn, Gomez & Bürnheim, 1971) Lebedev, 1984 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
Not documented
Taxonomic remark To resolve the taxonomic status of G. acanthura and its numerous synonyms, future studies should explore the entire range...
Taxonomy Hayward & Rohde (1999) considered all the species described and referred from Brazil in Pomatomus saltatrix as Gotocotyla...
Taxonomic remark To resolve the taxonomic status of G. acanthura and its numerous synonyms, future studies should explore the entire range of this complex by acquiring fresh samples, [details]
Taxonomy Hayward & Rohde (1999) considered all the species described and referred from Brazil in Pomatomus saltatrix as Gotocotyla...
Taxonomy Hayward & Rohde (1999) considered all the species described and referred from Brazil in Pomatomus saltatrix as Gotocotyla acanthura. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Gotocotyla acanthura (Parona & Perugia, 1896) Meserve, 1938. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119685 on 2026-06-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lithidiocotyle secunda Tripathi, 1956) Tripathi, Y. R. (1956). Studies on the parasites of Indian fishes. IV. Trematoda: Monogenea, Microcotylidae. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 52(2/4), 231-247., available online at https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v52/i2-4/1955/162039 [details]
original description (of Microcotyle acanthophallus MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) MacCallum, G. A.; MacCallum, W. G. (1913). Four species of Microcotyle, M. pyragraphorus, macroura, eueides and acanthophallus. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik.</em> 34, 223-244., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38162 [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]
original description (of Microcotyle acanthophallus MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) MacCallum, G. A.; MacCallum, W. G. (1913). Four species of Microcotyle, M. pyragraphorus, macroura, eueides and acanthophallus. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik.</em> 34, 223-244., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38162 [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
Rothman, S.B.S., A. Diamant & M. Goren. (2022). Under the radar: co-introduced monogeneans (Polyopisthocotylea: Gastrocotylinea) of the invasive fish Scomberomorus commerson in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Parasitology Research.</em> 121: .Jun 2022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07560-1 [details]
Other
additional source
Mendoza-Garfias B., García-Prieto L.; Pérez-Ponce De León G. (2017). Checklist of the Monogenea (Platyhelminthes) parasitic in Mexican aquatic vertebrates. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 39 (4): 501-598., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/z2017n4a5 [details]
additional source Cohen, S.C.; Justo, M.C.N.; Kohn, A. (2013). South American Monogenoidea parasites of fishes, amphibians and reptiles. <em>FioCruz, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 662 pp. [details]
additional source Villar-Beltrán, R.D., E. Valero-Pacheco & O. Méndez. (2020). Metazoan Gill Parasites Of King Mackerel Scomberomorus Cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) In Chachalacas Beach, Veracruz, Mexico. Parásitos Metazoos Branquiales Del Peto Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) En Playa Chachalacas, Veracruz, México. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 14(1):49-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2020141613 [details] Available for editors
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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 Kohn, A.; Cohen, S. C.; Salgado-Maldinado, G. (2006). Checklist of Monogenea parasites of freshwater and marine fishes, amphibians and reptiles from Mexico, Central America and Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1289: 1–114., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1289.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Nguyen, H. H.; Nguyen, V. H.; Ha, D. N. (2020). An updated list of monogenoidea from marine fishes of Vietnam. <em>Academia Journal of Biology.</em> 42(2), 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.15625/2615-9023/v42n2.14819 [details]
additional source Cohen, S.C.; Justo, M.C.N.; Kohn, A. (2013). South American Monogenoidea parasites of fishes, amphibians and reptiles. <em>FioCruz, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 662 pp. [details]
additional source Villar-Beltrán, R.D., E. Valero-Pacheco & O. Méndez. (2020). Metazoan Gill Parasites Of King Mackerel Scomberomorus Cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) In Chachalacas Beach, Veracruz, Mexico. Parásitos Metazoos Branquiales Del Peto Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) En Playa Chachalacas, Veracruz, México. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 14(1):49-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2020141613 [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Kohn, A.; Cohen, S. C.; Salgado-Maldinado, G. (2006). Checklist of Monogenea parasites of freshwater and marine fishes, amphibians and reptiles from Mexico, Central America and Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1289: 1–114., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1289.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Nguyen, H. H.; Nguyen, V. H.; Ha, D. N. (2020). An updated list of monogenoidea from marine fishes of Vietnam. <em>Academia Journal of Biology.</em> 42(2), 1-27., available online at https://doi.org/10.15625/2615-9023/v42n2.14819 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark To resolve the taxonomic status of G. acanthura and its numerous synonyms, future studies should explore the entire range of this complex by acquiring fresh samples, [details]Taxonomy Hayward & Rohde (1999) considered all the species described and referred from Brazil in Pomatomus saltatrix as Gotocotyla acanthura. [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Gotocotyla sawara Ishii, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Microcotyle acanthurum Parona & Perugia, 1896)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gotocotyla acanthura)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gotocotyla sawara) (from synonym Gotocotyla sawara Ishii, 1936)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gotocotyla secunda) (from synonym Gotocotyla secunda (Tripathi, 1954) Yamaguti, 1963)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (167 nucleotides; 161 proteins) (from synonym Gotocotyla sawara Ishii, 1936)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Gotocotyla secunda (Tripathi, 1954) Yamaguti, 1963)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Gotocotyla acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Yamaguti, 1963)
To PESI (from synonym Microcotyle acanthurum Parona & Perugia, 1896)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cathucotyle acanthura (Parona & Perugia, 1896))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Gotocotyla secunda (Tripathi, 1954) Yamaguti, 1963)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Microcotyle scomberomori Koratha, 1955)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (2 records) (from synonym Gotocotyla acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Yamaguti, 1963)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (6 records) (from synonym Gotocotyla acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Yamaguti, 1963)
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Gotocotyla sawara Ishii, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Microcotyle acanthurum Parona & Perugia, 1896)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gotocotyla acanthura)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gotocotyla sawara) (from synonym Gotocotyla sawara Ishii, 1936)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gotocotyla secunda) (from synonym Gotocotyla secunda (Tripathi, 1954) Yamaguti, 1963)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (167 nucleotides; 161 proteins) (from synonym Gotocotyla sawara Ishii, 1936)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Gotocotyla secunda (Tripathi, 1954) Yamaguti, 1963)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Gotocotyla acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Yamaguti, 1963)
To PESI (from synonym Microcotyle acanthurum Parona & Perugia, 1896)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cathucotyle acanthura (Parona & Perugia, 1896))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Gotocotyla secunda (Tripathi, 1954) Yamaguti, 1963)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Microcotyle scomberomori Koratha, 1955)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (2 records) (from synonym Gotocotyla acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Yamaguti, 1963)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (6 records) (from synonym Gotocotyla acanthophallus (MacCallum & MacCallum, 1913) Yamaguti, 1963)
