IRMNG - Polypocephalidae Meggitt, 1924

IRMNG taxon details

Polypocephalidae Meggitt, 1924

IRMNG_ID

104727 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104727)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Tetraphyllidea

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Genus Anteropora Subhapradha, 1955
1. Species Anteropora indica Subhapradha, 1955
2. Species Anteropora japonica (Yamaguti, 1934)
3. Species Anteropora leelongi Jensen, 2005
4. Species Anteropora xiamenensis Tian, Li, Zhou & Wang, 2008
Genus Anthemobothrium Shipley & Hornell in Herdman, 1906
1. Species Anthemobothrium pulchrum Shipley & Hornell in Herdman, 1906
Genus Flapocephalus Deshmukh, 1979
1. Species Flapocephalus saurashtri Shinde & Deshmukh, 1979
2. Species Flapocephalus trygonis Deshmukh, 1979
Genus Hornellobothrium Shipley & Hornell in Herdman, 1906
Genus Polypocephalus Braun, 1878
1. Species Polypocephalus affinis Subhapradha, 1951
2. Species Polypocephalus alii Shinde & Jadhav, 1981
3. Species Polypocephalus bombayensis Shinde, Dhule & Jadhav, 1991
4. Species Polypocephalus caribbensis (Gardner & Schmidt, 1984)
5. Species Polypocephalus coronatus Subhapradha, 1951
6. Species Polypocephalus digholensis Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
7. Species Polypocephalus djeddensis Jadhav & Shinde, 1989
8. Species Polypocephalus elongatus (Southwell, 1912)
9. Species Polypocephalus harnesis Lanka, Pathan & Jadhav, 2006
10. Species Polypocephalus helmuti Jensen, 2005
11. Species Polypocephalus indicus Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
12. Species Polypocephalus karbharii Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
13. Species Polypocephalus katpurensis Shinde & Jadhav, 1981
14. Species Polypocephalus kuhlii Vankara, Vijayalakshmi & Vijayalakshmi, 2006
15. Species Polypocephalus lintoni Subhapradha, 1951
16. Species Polypocephalus maharashtra Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
17. Species Polypocephalus medusia (Linton, 1890)
18. Species Polypocephalus moretonensis Butler, 1987
19. Species Polypocephalus prathibhai Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
20. Species Polypocephalus pratibhai Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
21. Species Polypocephalus radiatus Braun, 1878
22. Species Polypocephalus ratnagiriensis Jadhav, Shinde & Sarwade, 1986
23. Species Polypocephalus rhinobatidis Subhapradha, 1951
24. Species Polypocephalus rhynchobatidis Subhapradha, 1951
25. Species Polypocephalus saoudi Hassan, 1982
26. Species Polypocephalus singhii Shinde & Jadhav, 1981
27. Species Polypocephalus thapari Shinde & Jadhav, 1981
28. Species Polypocephalus trygoni Jadhav & Threlfall, 1986
29. Species Polypocephalus vesicularis Yamaguti, 1960
30. Species Polypocephalus visakhapatnamensis Vankara, Lakshmi & Lakshmi, 2007
31. Species Polypocephalus vitellaris Subhapradha, 1951
32. Species Polypocephalus pulcher (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) accepted as Anthemobothrium pulchrum Shipley & Hornell in Herdman, 1906
Genus Seussapex Jensen & Russell, 2014
Genus Parataenia Linton, 1891 accepted as Polypocephalus Braun, 1878 (synonym)
1. Species Parataenia elongata Southwell, 1912 accepted as Polypocephalus radiatus Braun, 1878
2. Species Parataenia medusia Linton, 1891 accepted as Polypocephalus medusia (Linton, 1890)
Genus Sesquipedalapex Jensen, Nikolov & Caira, 2011 accepted as Anteropora Subhapradha, 1955
Genus Thysanobothrium Shipley & Hornell, 1906 (genus inquirendum)
1. Species Thysanobothrium uarnakense Shipley & Hornell, 1906 accepted as Polypocephalus radiatus Braun, 1878

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Polypocephalidae Meggitt, 1924. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104727 on 2024-11-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-08-22 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details]

basis of record Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home. [details]

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home. [details]

habitat flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Platyhelminthes (Phylum) > Cestoda (Class) > Eucestoda (Subclass) > Tetraphyllidea (Order) > Polypocephalidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Parasites of marine fishes, squids, crustaceans (characteristics of order) [details]

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