WoRMS taxon details
Hemiuroidea Looss, 1899
- Family Accacoeliidae Odhner, 1911
- Family Bathycotylidae Dollfus, 1932
- Family Bunocotylidae Dollfus, 1950
- Family Derogenidae Nicoll, 1910
- Family Dictysarcidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955
- Family Didymozoidae Monticelli, 1888
- Family Gonocercidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955
- Family Hemiuridae Looss, 1899
- Family Hirudinellidae Dollfus, 1932
- Family Lecithasteridae Odhner, 1905
- Family Lecithophyllidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954
- Family Merlucciotrematidae Vainutis & Voronova, 2025
- Family Paraccacladiidae Bray & Gibson, 1977
- Family Ptychogonimidae Dollfus, 1937
- Family Sclerodistomidae Odhner, 1927
- Family Sclerodistomoididae Gibson & Bray, 1979
- Family Syncoeliidae Looss, 1899
- Family Aerobiotrematidae Yamaguti, 1958 accepted as Dictysarcidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Bhaleraoiidae Srivastava, 1949 accepted as Sclerodistomidae Odhner, 1927 (synonym)
- Family Biporidae Malhotra, Nanda, Mukherjee, Ghosh, Sukul & Capoor, 1989 accepted as Hemiuridae Looss, 1899 (synonym)
- Family Botulidae Guiart, 1938 accepted as Hirudinellidae Dollfus, 1932 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Cylindrorchiidae Poche, 1926 accepted as Dictysarcidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Didymoclinidae Pozdnyakov, 1993 accepted as Didymozoidae Monticelli, 1888 (synonym)
- Family Didymodiclinidae Pozdnyakov, 1994 accepted as Didymozoidae Monticelli, 1888
- Family Dinuridae Looss, 1907 accepted as Hemiuridae Looss, 1899 (synonym)
- Family Dinuridae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954 accepted as Hemiuridae Looss, 1899 (synonym)
- Family Elytrophallidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955 accepted as Hemiuridae Looss, 1899 (synonym)
- Subfamily Gigantogorgoderinae Machida & Kuramochi, 1994 accepted as Gonocercidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955
- Family Lampritrematidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955 accepted as Hirudinellidae Dollfus, 1932 (synonym)
- Subfamily Lampritrematinae Yamaguti, 1940 accepted as Hirudinellidae Dollfus, 1932 (synonym according to Gibson & Bray, 1977)
- Family Lecithochiriidae Lühe, 1901 accepted as Hemiuridae Looss, 1899 (synonym)
- Family Lecithochiriidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954 accepted as Hemiuridae Looss, 1899 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Family Lobatovitelliovariidae Yamaguti, 1965 accepted as Prolecithinae Yamaguti, 1971
- Family Lobatovitellovariidae Yamaguti, 1965 accepted as Lecithasteridae Odhner, 1905 (synonym)
- Family Mabiaramidae Teixeira de Freitas & Kohn, 1967 accepted as Sclerodistomidae Odhner, 1927 (synonym)
- Family Mediolecithidae Oshmarin, 1968 accepted as Hirudinellidae Dollfus, 1932 (synonym)
- Family Pelorohelminthidae Fischthal & Thomas, 1968 accepted as Dictysarcidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Prosogonotrematidae Vigueras, 1940 accepted as Sclerodistomidae Odhner, 1927 (synonym)
- Family Sclerodistomatidae Dolfus, 1932 accepted as Sclerodistomidae Odhner, 1927 (synonym)
- Family Multigonadidae Bilqees, 1970 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2025). Hemiuroidea Looss, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108418 on 2025-06-17
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Nomenclature
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
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 [details]
taxonomy source Louvard, C.; Cutmore, S. C.; Yong, R. Q.; Dang, C.; Cribb, T. H. (2022). First elucidation of a didymozoid life cycle: Saccularina magnacetabula n. gen. n. sp. infecting an arcid bivalve. <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.11.012 [details]
taxonomy source Sokolov, S. G.; Atopkin, D. M.; Urabe, M.; Gordeev, I. I. (2019). Phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Hemiuroidea (Platyhelminthes, Neodermata: Trematoda) based on partial 28S rDNA sequences. <em>Parasitology.</em> 146 (5): 596-603., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182018001841 [details]
taxonomy source Louvard, C.; Cutmore, S. C.; Yong, R. Q.; Dang, C.; Cribb, T. H. (2022). First elucidation of a didymozoid life cycle: Saccularina magnacetabula n. gen. n. sp. infecting an arcid bivalve. <em>International Journal for Parasitology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.11.012 [details]
taxonomy source Sokolov, S. G.; Atopkin, D. M.; Urabe, M.; Gordeev, I. I. (2019). Phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Hemiuroidea (Platyhelminthes, Neodermata: Trematoda) based on partial 28S rDNA sequences. <em>Parasitology.</em> 146 (5): 596-603., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182018001841 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Chauhan, B. S. (1953). Studies on the trematode fauna of India. Part iv. Subclass Digenea (Prosostomata). (A revision of Hemiuroidea from the Indian Region). <em>Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 51 (2): 289–393.
page(s): 295 [details]
identification resource Gibson, D.I. (2002). Superfamily Hemiuroidea Looss, 1899. In: Gibson, D.I., Jones, A. & Bray, R.A. [Eds]. <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 1.</em> Wallingford: CAB International & the Natural History Museum, pp. 299–304.
page(s): 299 [details]
identification resource Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. H. (1960). Classification and general morphological and biological characterization of trematodes of the suborder Hemiurata. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 17: 532–640. (In Russian). (IPST Jerusalem 1964 369–444).
page(s): 608, 618 [details]
identification resource Manter, H. W. (1970). The terminology and occurrence of certain structures of digenetic trematodes, with special reference to the Hemiuroidea. In:. <em>H.D. Srivastava Commemoration Volume.</em> Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P., India, pp. 27–33.
page(s): 27 [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]
page(s): 295 [details]
identification resource Gibson, D.I. (2002). Superfamily Hemiuroidea Looss, 1899. In: Gibson, D.I., Jones, A. & Bray, R.A. [Eds]. <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. 1.</em> Wallingford: CAB International & the Natural History Museum, pp. 299–304.
page(s): 299 [details]
identification resource Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. H. (1960). Classification and general morphological and biological characterization of trematodes of the suborder Hemiurata. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 17: 532–640. (In Russian). (IPST Jerusalem 1964 369–444).
page(s): 608, 618 [details]
identification resource Manter, H. W. (1970). The terminology and occurrence of certain structures of digenetic trematodes, with special reference to the Hemiuroidea. In:. <em>H.D. Srivastava Commemoration Volume.</em> Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P., India, pp. 27–33.
page(s): 27 [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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Blair, D., Bray, R.A., Barker, S.C. (1998). Molecules and morphology in phylogenetic studies of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea: Trematoda: Platyhelminthes). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 9, 15-25.
page(s): 15 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Blair, D., Bray, R.A., Barker, S.C. (1998). Molecules and morphology in phylogenetic studies of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea: Trematoda: Platyhelminthes). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 9, 15-25.
page(s): 15 [details]
