WoRMS taxon details
Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886
Alariidae Tubangui, 1922 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ophiodiplostomatidae Sudarikov, 1060 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subfamily Alariinae Hall & Wigdor, 1918
- Genus Alaria Schrank, 1788
- Subfamily Crassiphialinae Sudarikov, 1960
- Genus Bolbophorus Dubois, 1935
- Genus Posthodiplostomum Dubois, 1936
- Genus Laterostrigea Yang, 1962 accepted as Pulvinifer Yamaguti, 1933 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mesoophorodiplostomum Dubois, 1936 accepted as Posthodiplostomum Dubois, 1936 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Subfamily Diplostominae Poirier, 1886
- Genus Glossodiplostomum Dubois, 1932 accepted as Tylodelphys Diesing, 1850 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Neodiplostomulum Dubois, 1938 (uncertain > nomen dubium, larval name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Poirier, J. (1886). Sur les Diplostomidae. <em>Arch. Zool. Exper. et Gen.</em> 2 s, 4: 327–346.
page(s): 327 [details]
page(s): 327 [details]
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Nomenclature
original description
Poirier, J. (1886). Sur les Diplostomidae. <em>Arch. Zool. Exper. et Gen.</em> 2 s, 4: 327–346.
page(s): 327 [details]
original description (of Alariidae Tubangui, 1922) Tubangui, M. A. (1922). Two new intestinal trematodes from the dog in China. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> (2415) 60 (20): 1–12.
page(s): 7 [details]
original description (of Ophiodiplostomatidae Sudarikov, 1060) Sudarikov, V. E. (1960). Order Strigeata La Rue, 1926. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 18: 450–694. (In Russian).
page(s): 677 [details]
basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, <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. 136-142 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 327 [details]
original description (of Alariidae Tubangui, 1922) Tubangui, M. A. (1922). Two new intestinal trematodes from the dog in China. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> (2415) 60 (20): 1–12.
page(s): 7 [details]
original description (of Ophiodiplostomatidae Sudarikov, 1060) Sudarikov, V. E. (1960). Order Strigeata La Rue, 1926. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 18: 450–694. (In Russian).
page(s): 677 [details]
basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, <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. 136-142 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Achatz, T. J.; Chermak, T. P.; Martens, J. R.; Pulis, E. E.; Fecchio, A.; Bell, J. A.; Greiman, S. E.; Cromwell, K. J.; Brant, S. V.; Kent, M. L.; Tkach, V. V. (2021). Unravelling the diversity of the Crassiphialinae (Digenea: Diplostomidae) with molecular phylogeny and descriptions of five new species. <em>Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases.</em> 1: 100051., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2021.100051 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Achatz, T. J.; Martens, J. R.; Kudlai, O.; Junker, K.; Boe, N. W.; Tkach, V. V. (2022). A New Genus of Diplostomids (Digenea: Diplostomoidea) from the Nile Crocodile in South Africa with a Key to Diplostomid Genera. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 108(5)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/22-23 [details]
identification resource Niewiadomska, K. (2002). Family Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886. In: In: Gibson, D. I.; Jones, A; Bray, R. A. (Eds). <em>Keys to the Trematoda: Volume 1.</em> (pp. 167–196). Wallingford: CABI Publishing and the Natural History Museum., available online at https://doi.org/10.1079/9780851995472.0121
page(s): 167 [details]
identification resource Sudarikov, V. E. (1960). Order Srigeidida [sic] (La Rue, 1926) Sudarikov, 1959. Part two. Superfamily Diplostomatoidea Nicoll, 1937. Family Diplostomatidae (Poirier, 1886). <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 17: 156–530. (In Russian).
page(s): 157 [details]
identification resource Sudarikov, V. E. (1971). Order Strigeidida (La Rue, 1926) Sudarikov, 1959. Part five. Metacercariae and mesocercariae. A. Suborder Strigeata La Rue, 1926. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 24: 69–272. (In Russian).
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors
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identification resource Niewiadomska, K. (2002). Family Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886. In: In: Gibson, D. I.; Jones, A; Bray, R. A. (Eds). <em>Keys to the Trematoda: Volume 1.</em> (pp. 167–196). Wallingford: CABI Publishing and the Natural History Museum., available online at https://doi.org/10.1079/9780851995472.0121
page(s): 167 [details]
identification resource Sudarikov, V. E. (1960). Order Srigeidida [sic] (La Rue, 1926) Sudarikov, 1959. Part two. Superfamily Diplostomatoidea Nicoll, 1937. Family Diplostomatidae (Poirier, 1886). <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 17: 156–530. (In Russian).
page(s): 157 [details]
identification resource Sudarikov, V. E. (1971). Order Strigeidida (La Rue, 1926) Sudarikov, 1959. Part five. Metacercariae and mesocercariae. A. Suborder Strigeata La Rue, 1926. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 24: 69–272. (In Russian).
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors
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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. <em>Helminthologia.</em> 52(3): 167-187., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0031 [details]
additional source Shoop, W. L. (1989). Systematic analysis of the Diplostomidae and Strigeidae (Trematoda). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 75 (1): 21–32. [details]
additional source Shoop, W. L. (1989). Systematic analysis of the Diplostomidae and Strigeidae (Trematoda). <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 75 (1): 21–32. [details]
