Marine Species Traits - Pterocleidus Mueller, 1937

Traits name details

Pterocleidus Mueller, 1937

AphiaID

1326846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1326846)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym)

Accepted name

Onchocleidus Mueller, 1936

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ancyrocephalidae Bychowsky, 1937

Direct children (2)

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Species Pterocleidus acer (Mueller, 1936) Mueller, 1937 accepted as Onchocleidus acer Muller, 1936 (Superseded combination)
Species Pterocleidus biramosus Mueller, 1937 accepted as Onchocleidus biramosus (Mueller, 1937) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

fresh

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Pterocleidus Mueller, 1937. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326846 on 2025-09-18

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Pterocleidus Mueller, 1937. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326846 on 2025-09-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-02-13 15:17:25Z

created

Gibson, David

2019-06-05 12:39:01Z

changed

Gibson, David

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Sources (2)

basis of record Beverley-Burton, M. (1984). Monogenea and Turbellaria. In: Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada, Part 1. (Edited by L. Margolis & Z. Kabata). <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa.</em> 209 pp. [details]

source of synonymy Wheeler, T. A.; Beverley-Burton, M. (1989). Systematics of Onchocleidus Mueller, 1936 (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae): generic revision. <em>Canadian Journal of Zoology.</em> 67(1): 136-157., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/z89-020 [details]