Nomenclature
original description
Mamaev, Yu. L. (1990). THE SYSTEMATICAL COMPOSITION OF HETERAXINIDAE AND OTHER ALLIED FAMLIES OF MONOGENEA. <em>Folia Parasitologica.</em> 37 :225 -230. [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Erected for M. chirocenturs of Unnithan (1961). [details]