WoRMS taxon details
Azygia longa (Leidy, 1852) Manter, 1926
158635 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158635)
accepted
Species
Azygia bulbosa Goldberger, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Azygia sebago Ward, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Distomum longum Leidy, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Hassallius hassalli Goldberger, 1911 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Megadistomum longum (Leidy, 1852) Stafford, 1904 · unaccepted > superseded combination
brackish, fresh
(of Distomum longum Leidy, 1852) Leidy, J. (1852). Contributions to Helminthology. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5: 205-209., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26301440 [details] 
Type locality contained in Ohio
type locality contained in Ohio [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the...
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Azygia bulbosa Goldberger, 1911) Goldberger, J. (1911). Some known and three new endoparasitic trematodes from American fresh-water fish. <em>Bulletin of the hygienic Laboratory, Washington.</em> 71: 7-35.
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Azygia sebago Ward, 1910) Ward, H. B. (1910). Internal parasites of the Sebago salmon. <em>Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries.</em> 28 (2 1908): 1151-1194.
page(s): 1175 [details]
original description (of Hassallius hassalli Goldberger, 1911) Goldberger, J. (1911). Some known and three new endoparasitic trematodes from American fresh-water fish. <em>Bulletin of the hygienic Laboratory, Washington.</em> 71: 7-35.
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Distomum longum Leidy, 1852) Leidy, J. (1852). Contributions to Helminthology. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5: 205-209., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26301440 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Manter, H. W. (1926). Some North American fish trematodes. <em>Illinois Biological Monographs.</em> 10, 7-138.
page(s): 63 [details]
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Azygia sebago Ward, 1910) Ward, H. B. (1910). Internal parasites of the Sebago salmon. <em>Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries.</em> 28 (2 1908): 1151-1194.
page(s): 1175 [details]
original description (of Hassallius hassalli Goldberger, 1911) Goldberger, J. (1911). Some known and three new endoparasitic trematodes from American fresh-water fish. <em>Bulletin of the hygienic Laboratory, Washington.</em> 71: 7-35.
page(s): 30 [details]
original description (of Distomum longum Leidy, 1852) Leidy, J. (1852). Contributions to Helminthology. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5: 205-209., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26301440 [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

new combination reference Manter, H. W. (1926). Some North American fish trematodes. <em>Illinois Biological Monographs.</em> 10, 7-138.
page(s): 63 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. H. (1958). Suborder Azygiata La Rue, 1957. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 14, 667-819. (In Russian).
page(s): 701 [details]
redescription Yamaguti S. (1975). <em>A synoptical review of life histories of digenetic trematodes of vertebrates with special reference to the morphology of their larval forms.</em> Tokyo, Keigaku Publishing Co. pp. LXI I + 590 + 219 plates.
page(s): 11 [details]
redescription Linton, E. (1940). Trematodes from fishes mainly from the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 88: 1-172.
page(s): 105 [details]
redescription Manter, H. W. (1926). Some North American fish trematodes. <em>Illinois Biological Monographs.</em> 10, 7-138.
page(s): 63 [details]
page(s): 701 [details]
redescription Yamaguti S. (1975). <em>A synoptical review of life histories of digenetic trematodes of vertebrates with special reference to the morphology of their larval forms.</em> Tokyo, Keigaku Publishing Co. pp. LXI I + 590 + 219 plates.
page(s): 11 [details]
redescription Linton, E. (1940). Trematodes from fishes mainly from the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 88: 1-172.
page(s): 105 [details]
redescription Manter, H. W. (1926). Some North American fish trematodes. <em>Illinois Biological Monographs.</em> 10, 7-138.
page(s): 63 [details]
Other
additional source
Calhoun, D. M., Curran, S. C., Pulis, E. E., Provaznik, J. M. & Franks, J. S. (2013) Hirudinella ventricosa (Pallas, 1774) Baird, 1853 represents a species complex based on ribosomal DNA. Systematic Parasitology, 86, 197–208.
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source Miller, M. J. (1941). A critical study of Stafford's report on "Trematodes of Canadian fishes" based on his trematode collection. <em>Canadian Journal of Research.</em> 19, 28-52.
page(s): 46; note: Mimodistomum longum and Azygia tereticolle, of Stafford [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source Miller, M. J. (1941). A critical study of Stafford's report on "Trematodes of Canadian fishes" based on his trematode collection. <em>Canadian Journal of Research.</em> 19, 28-52.
page(s): 46; note: Mimodistomum longum and Azygia tereticolle, of Stafford [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]





Unreviewed
Distribution Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]Habitat epipelagic endoparasite, [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Azygia sebago Ward, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Azygia bulbosa Goldberger, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Azygia longa)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Hassallius hassalli Goldberger, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (11 records) (from synonym Azygia sebago Ward, 1910)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (17 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (4 records) (from synonym Azygia bulbosa Goldberger, 1911)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Azygia sebago Ward, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Azygia bulbosa Goldberger, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Azygia longa)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (1 record) (from synonym Hassallius hassalli Goldberger, 1911)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (11 records) (from synonym Azygia sebago Ward, 1910)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (17 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Platyhelminthes Collection (4 records) (from synonym Azygia bulbosa Goldberger, 1911)
To ITIS