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Lecithasteridae Odhner, 1905

108473  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:108473)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Platyhelminthes (Phylum)
  4. Rhabditophora (Subphylum)
  5. Neodermata (Superclass)
  6. Trematoda (Class)
  7. Digenea (Subclass)
  8. Plagiorchiida (Order)
  9. Hemiurata (Suborder)
  10. Hemiuroidea (Superfamily)
  11. Lecithasteridae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Lecithasterinae Odhner, 1905
    1. Genus Lecithaster Lühe, 1901
    2. Genus Opistholecithum Vainutis & Voronova, 2025 nec Baer, 1970 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
    3. Genus Anadichadena Dutta, 1995 accepted as Lecithaster Lühe, 1901 (synonym)
    4. Genus Bilqeesotrema Gupta & Jain, 1991 accepted as Aponurus Looss, 1907 (synonym according to Gibson, 2002)
    5. Genus Brachadena Linton, 1910 accepted as Aponurus Looss, 1907 (synonym)
    6. Genus Leptosoma Stafford, 1904 accepted as Lecithaster Lühe, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Subfamily Macradenininae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954
    1. Genus Acanthuritrema Yamaguti, 1970
    2. Genus Dichadena Linton, 1910
    3. Genus Macradena Linton, 1910
    4. Genus Macradenina Manter, 1947
    5. Genus Monorchimacradena Nahhas & Cable, 1964
    6. Genus Neodichadena Yamaguti, 1971
    7. Genus Zebrasomatrema Bray & Chambers, 2000
    8. Genus Paramacradenina Tang, Shi & Guan in Tang, Shi, Cao, Guan & Pan, 1983 accepted as Macradenina Manter, 1947 (synonym)
    9. Genus Pseudodichadena Yamaguti, 1971 accepted as Dichadena Linton, 1910 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Genus Microvesicula Bilqees, Khalil, Khan & Haseeb, 2009
  4. Subfamily Prolecithinae Yamaguti, 1971
    1. Genus Prolecitha Manter, 1961
    2. Genus Cryptodiscus Srivastava & Sahai, 1978 accepted as Prolecitha Manter, 1961 (synonym)
    3. Genus Follicovitellosum Gupta & Sharma, 1972 accepted as Prolecitha Manter, 1961 (synonym)
    4. Genus Lobatovitelliovarium Yamaguti, 1965 accepted as Prolecitha Manter, 1961 (synonym)
  5. Subfamily Trifoliovariinae Yamaguti, 1958
    1. Genus Assitrema Parukhin, 1976
    2. Genus Trifoliovarium Yamaguti, 1940
    3. Genus Cladolecithotrema Ichihara, 1970 accepted as Trifoliovarium Yamaguti, 1940 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Genus Pseudolecithaster Campbell & Munroe, 1977 accepted as Trifoliovarium Yamaguti, 1940 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Odhner, T. (1905). Die Trematoden des arktischen Gebietes. <em>Fauna Arctica.</em> 4: 289-372., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12102201
page(s): 360; note: as subfamily [details] 
Traits (2025). Lecithasteridae Odhner, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108473 on 2025-03-03
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Lecithasteridae Odhner, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108473 on 2025-03-03
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gibson, David
2010-04-26 13:13:54Z
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Cribb, Thomas

original description Odhner, T. (1905). Die Trematoden des arktischen Gebietes. <em>Fauna Arctica.</em> 4: 289-372., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12102201
page(s): 360; note: as subfamily [details] 

taxonomy source Gibson, D. I.; Bray, R. A. (1979). The Hemiuroidea: terminology, systematics and evolution. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 36: 35-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.3604
page(s): 101 [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] 

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] 

redescription Vainutis, K. S.; Voronova, A. N. (2025). New insights in the systematics of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea: Hemiurata) based on the integrative taxonomy approach. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102:17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10209-5 [details] 

identification resource Vainutis, K. S.; Voronova, A. N. (2025). New insights in the systematics of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea: Hemiurata) based on the integrative taxonomy approach. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102:17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-024-10209-5 [details] 

identification resource Gibson, D. I. (2002). Family Lecithasteridae Odhner, 1905. In: Gibson, D. I., Jones, A. & Bray, R. A. [Eds]. <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 1.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp. 381–396.
page(s): 381 [details] 

identification resource Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. K. (1954). Suborder Hemiurata (Markevitsch) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954. First part. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 9, 225–653. (In Russian).
page(s): 506 [details] 
 
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