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Microphallidae Ward, 1901

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108439 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:108439)

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Microphalloidea Ward, 1901

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Subfamily Androcotylinae Deblock & Heard, 1970
1. Genus Androcotyla Deblock & Heard, 1970
Subfamily Basantisiinae Yamaguti, 1958
1. Tribe Basantisiini Yamaguti, 1958
  1. Genus Basantisia Pande, 1938
  2. Genus Microphalloides Yoshida, 1938
  3. Genus Mochliscotrema Deblock & Pearson, 1986
  4. Genus Queenslandisia Pearson & Deblock, 1987
  5. Genus Transversohelmins Fischthal & Kuntz, 1973
  6. Genus Macrostomtrema Chiu, 1961 accepted as Basantisia Pande, 1938 (Synonym)
2. Tribe Labidotrematini Deblock, 2008
  1. Genus Labidotrema Pearson & Deblock, 1986
3. Tribe Plenosominoidini Deblock, 2008
  1. Genus Plenosominoides Ke & Liang, 1984
4. Genus Belopolskiella Oshmarin, 1963 accepted as Basantisia Pande, 1938 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Endocotylinae Deblock, 1971
1. Genus Endocotyle Belopolskaja, 1952
Subfamily Gynaecotylinae Guschanskaja, 1952
1. Genus Diacetabulum Belopolskaja, 1952
2. Genus Gynaecotyla Yamaguti, 1939
3. Genus Cornucopula Rankin, 1939 accepted as Gynaecotyla Yamaguti, 1939 (synonym)
4. Genus Derytrema Rebecq, 1962 accepted as Diacetabulum Belopolskaja, 1952 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Genus Paraspelotrema Wang, 1982 accepted as Gynaecotyla Yamaguti, 1939 (Synonym)
Subfamily Levinseniellinae Stiles & Hassall, 1901
1. Genus Ascorhytis Ching, 1965
2. Genus Levinseniella Ward, 1901
3. Genus Megalatriotrema Rao, 1969
4. Genus Spiculotrema Belopolskaja, 1949
5. Genus Thulakiotrema Deblock, Williams & Evans, 1991
6. Genus Allomicrophallus Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Megalatriotrema Rao, 1969 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
7. Genus Apharyngolevinseniella Yamaguti, 1975 accepted as Levinseniella Ward, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
8. Genus Austromicrophallus Szidat, 1964 accepted as Levinseniella (Monarrhenos) Deblock & Pearson, 1970 (synonym)
9. Genus Bengaliniella Deblock, Mukherjee & Ghosh, 1970 accepted as Megalatriotrema Rao, 1969 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
10. Genus Heardlevinseniella Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Levinseniella (Monarrhenos) Deblock & Pearson, 1970 (synonym)
11. Genus Levinsenia Stossich, 1899 accepted as Levinseniella Ward, 1901 (Pre-occupied)
12. Genus Oschmarinotrema Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Levinseniella Ward, 1901 (synonym)
Subfamily Maritrematinae Nicoll, 1909
1. Genus Allomicrophalloides Ke & Liang, 1982
2. Genus Anacetabulitrema Deblock & Rosé, 1964
3. Genus Longiductotrema Deblock & Heard, 1969
4. Genus Maritrema Nicoll, 1907
5. Genus Metamaritrema Yamaguti, 1971
6. Genus Multivitellus Ke & Liang, 1982
7. Genus Numeniotrema Belopolskaja, 1952
8. Genus Odhneria Travassos, 1921
9. Genus Paramaritremopsis Deblock & Bush, 1985
10. Genus Plenosoma Ching, 1960
11. Genus Probolocoryphe Otagaki, 1958
12. Genus Promicrophallus Fischthal & Kuntz, 1981
13. Genus Pseudomaritrema Belopolskaja, 1952
14. Genus Pseudospelotrema Yamaguti, 1939
15. Genus Quasimaritrema Deblock, 1973
16. Genus Quasimaritremopsis Deblock, 1973
17. Genus Sogandaritrema Deblock, 1971
18. Genus Testiculoporus Kinsella & Deblock, 1997
19. Genus Vitellatus Ke, 1979
20. Genus Aspalacitrema Deblock & Rausch, 1965 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
21. Genus Floridatrema Kinsella & Deblock, 1994 accepted as Maritrema Nicoll, 1907 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
22. Genus Macrophallus Otagaki, 1958 accepted as Probolocoryphe Otagaki, 1958 (Pre-occupied)
23. Genus Maritreminoides Rankin, 1939 accepted as Maritrema Nicoll, 1907 (synonym)
24. Genus Maritremopsis Deblock, 1973 accepted as Metamaritrema Yamaguti, 1971 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
25. Genus Mecynophallus Cable, Connor & Balling, 1960 accepted as Probolocoryphe Otagaki, 1958 (synonym)
26. Genus Pseudocarneophallus Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (synonym)
27. Genus Pseudomegalophallus Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Megalophallus Cable, Connor & Balling, 1960 (synonym)
28. Genus Sagittotrema Bondarenko, 1966 accepted as Pseudospelotrema Yamaguti, 1939 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Microphallinae Ward, 1901
1. Genus Atriophallophorus Deblock & Rosé, 1964
2. Genus Atriotrema Belopolskaja, 1958
3. Genus Megalophalloides Ching & Herrera, 1976
4. Genus Megalophallus Cable, Connor & Balling, 1960
5. Genus Megistospermaticus Deblock & Canaris, 1992
6. Genus Microphallus Ward, 1901
7. Genus Neomicrophallus Farooq & Yousuf, 1986
8. Genus Rhyncostophallus Deblock & Canaris, 1997
9. Genus Bulbovitellus Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (synonym)
10. Genus Carneophallus Cable & Kuns, 1951 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (synonym)
11. Genus Feminapocula Ke, Liang & Yu, 1987 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
12. Genus Monocaecum Stafford, 1903 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
13. Genus Paraheterophyes Afanasyev, 1941 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
14. Genus Spelophallus Jägerskiöld, 1908 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
15. Genus Spelotrema Jägerskiöld, 1901 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
16. Genus Streptovitella Swales, 1933 accepted as Maritrema Nicoll, 1907 (synonym)
Subfamily Pseudolevinseniellinae Tsai, 1955
1. Genus Pseudolevinseniella Tsai, 1955
2. Genus Allopseudolevinseniella Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Pseudolevinseniella Tsai, 1955 (Synonym)
Subfamily Sphairiotrematinae Deblock & Tran Van Ky, 1966
1. Genus Sphairiotrema Deblock & Tran Van Ky, 1966
Genus Ornithotrema Caballero y C., Brenes & Arroyo, 1963 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Genus Microtrema Sitko, 2013 accepted as Microphallus Ward, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Ward, H. B. (1901). Notes on the parasites of the lake fish: III. On the structure of the copulatory organs in Microphallus nov. gen. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 22: 175–187., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3221320
page(s): 185; note: as subfamily [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Microphallidae Ward, 1901. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108439 on 2026-06-06

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gibson, David

2010-04-27 09:17:39Z

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Cribb, Thomas

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Nomenclature

original description Ward, H. B. (1901). Notes on the parasites of the lake fish: III. On the structure of the copulatory organs in Microphallus nov. gen. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 22: 175–187., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3221320
page(s): 185; note: as subfamily [details]

basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, 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. 136-142 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Cable, R. M.; Kuns, M. L. (1951). The trematode family Microphallidae with the description of Carneophallus trilobatus gen. et sp. nov., from Mexico. Journal of Parasitology. 37 (5): 507–514., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3273261
page(s): 513; note: emended [details]

taxonomy source Deblock, S. (1971). Contribution à l'étude des Microphallidae Travassos, 1920 XXIV. Tentative de phylogénie et de taxonomic. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 7: 353–468., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.272544
page(s): 353 [details]

Identification resource

identification resource Deblock, S. (2008). Family Microphallidae Ward, 1901. In: Bray, R. A.; Gibson, D. I.; Jones, A. (Eds.). Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 3. Walllingford, CABI and Natural History Museum, pp. 451–492., available online at https://doi.org/10.1079/9780851995885.0451
page(s): 451 [details]

identification resource Belopolskaja, M. M. (1952). Trematode family Microphallidae Travassos, 1920. Osnovy Trematodologii. 6: 618–756 (In Russian).
page(s): 619 [details]

identification resource Belopolskaja, M. M. (1963). Family Microphallidae Travassos, 1920. Osnovy Trematodologii. 21: 259–502 (In Russian).
page(s): 259 [details]

identification resource Deblock, S.; Tran Van Ky, P. (1966). Contribution à l'étude des Microphallidae Travassos, 1920 (Trematoda)-XII. Espèces d'Europe occidentale. Création de Sphairiotrema nov. gen.; Considérations diverses de systématique (à propos des collections de Microphallidés du British Museum de Londres et du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Göteborg-Suède). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 41 (1): 23–60., available online at https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1966411023
page(s): 52 [details]

Other

additional source Tkach, V. V.; Littlewood, D. T. J.; Olson, P. D.; Kinsella, J. M.; Swiderski, Z. (2003). Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Microphalloidea Ward, 1901 (Trematoda: Digenea). Systematic Parasitology. 56(1): 1-15., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1025546001611 [details]

additional source Choudhary, K.; Verma, A. K.; Swaroop, S.; Agrawal, N. (2015). A review on the molecular characterization of digenean parasites using molecular markers with special reference to ITS region. Helminthologia. 52(3): 167-187., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0031 [details]

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