Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Trematoda > Subclass Digenea > Order Plagiorchiida > Suborder Hemiurata > Superfamily Hemiuroidea > Family Derogenidae > Subfamily Derogeninae > Genus Derogenes

Derogenes varicus (Müller, 1784) Looss, 1901

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Derogenes*	Lühe, 1900	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Fasciola varicus*	Muller, 1784	objective synonym
*Fasciola varica*	Müller, 1784	synonym

Literature

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additional source	Johns, P.; Newman, L.J.; Holleman, J.J.; Dawson, E.W.; Sterrer, W.; Allison, F.R.; Diggles, B.K.; Andrews, J.R.H.; Hine, P.M.; McKenna, P.B.; Poulin, R. (2009). Phylum Platyhelminthes: flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 102-128.
additional source	Radujkovic, B.; Sundic, D. (2014). Parasitic flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda) of fishes from the Adriatic Sea. Natura Montenegrina. 13 (1):7–280.
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redescription	Manter, H. W. (1926). Some North American fish trematodes. Illinois Biological Monographs. 10, 7-138.
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redescription	Kardousha, M. M. (2003). Redescription of ten species of digenetic trematodes from marine fishes of the Emirati Coasts of the Arabian Gulf. Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research. 21 (4): 217–226.
redescription	Bouguerche, C.; Huston, D. C.; Cribb, T. H.; Karlsbakk, E.; Ahmed, M.; Holovachov, O. (2023). Hidden in the fog: morphological and molecular characterisation of Derogenes varicus sensu stricto (Trematoda, Derogenidae) from Sweden and Norway, and redescription of two poorly known Derogenes species. Parasite. 30: 35.
redescription	Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L H. (1957). Additions to Suborder Hemiurata (Markevitsch, 1951) Skrjabin et Guschanskaja, 1954. Osnovy Trematodologii. 13, 601–779. (In Russian).
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redescription	Miller, M. J. (1941). A critical study of Stafford's report on "Trematodes of Canadian fishes" based on his trematode collection. Canadian Journal of Research. 19, 28-52.
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redescription	Lühe, M. (1909). Parasitische Plattwürmer. I: Trematodes. Süsswasserfauna Deutschlands. 17, 1-217.
redescription	Lloyd, L. C. (1938). Some digenetic trematodes from Puget Sound fish. Journal of Parasitology. 24 (2), 103-133.
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redescription	Lebour, M. V. (1908). Trematodes of the Northumberland coast, No. II. Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. new series. 2: 1-20.
redescription	Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. H. (1955). Suborder Hemiurata (Markevitsch, 1951) Skrjabin et Guschanskaja, 1954. Part 3. Osnovy Trematodologii. 11, 465-748. (In Russian).
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redescription	Yamaguti S. (1975). A synoptical review of life histories of digenetic trematodes of vertebrates with special reference to the morphology of their larval forms. Tokyo, Keigaku Publishing Co. pp. LXI I + 590 + 219 plates.
redescription	Lebour, M. (1908). Fish trematodes of the Northumberland coast. Report on the Scientific Investigations. Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee. (1907), 23-67.
redescription	Zdzitowiecki, K. (1997). Antarctic Digenea, parasites of fishes. Synopses of the Antarctic Benthos. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, 156.
redescription	Dawes, B. (1947). The Trematoda of British Fishes. Ray Society, London. 364 pp.
redescription	Linton, E. (1940). Trematodes from fishes mainly from the Woods Hole region, Massachusetts. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 88: 1-172.
redescription	Suriano, D.M., Sutton, C. A. (1981). Contribución al conocimiento de la fauna parasitológica argentina VII digeneos de peces de la plataforma del Mar Argentino. Revista del Museo de la Plata. 12(124): 261–271.
redescription	Reimer, L. W., Jessen, O. (1974). Ein Beitrag zur Parasitenfauna von Merluccius hubbsi Marini. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift de Padagogischen Hochschule 'Liselotte Herrmann', Gustrow. 2: 53–64.
redescription	Gibson, D.I. (1976). Monogenea and Digenea from fishes. Discovery Reports. 36, 179-266.
redescription	Shen, J. W., & Qiu, Z. Z. (1995). Studies on the trematodes of fishes from the Yellow Sea and the Bo Hai Sea. Beijing: Science Press. 207 pp. (In Chinese).
redescription	Mathias, P. (1934). Sur quelques trématodes de poissons marins de la région de Banyuls. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. 75: 567–581.
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redescription	Odhner, T. (1905). Die Trematoden des arktischen Gebietes. Fauna Arctica. 4: 289-372.
redescription	Yamaguti, S. (1934). Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 2. Trematodes of fishes. I. Japanese Journal of Zoology. 5: 249-541.
new combination reference	Looss, A. (1901). Über einige Distomen der Labriden des Triester Hafens. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde und Infektionskrankheiten. 29: 398-405, 437-442.
taxonomy source	Bray, R. A. (1973). Some digenetic trematodes in fishes from the Bay of Biscay and nearby waters. Bulletin Br Mus Nat Hist (Zool). 26, 151-183.
taxonomy source	Bouguerche, C.; Huston, D. C.; Cribb, T. H.; Karlsbakk, E.; Ahmed, M.; Holovachov, O. (2023). Hidden in the fog: morphological and molecular characterisation of Derogenes varicus sensu stricto (Trematoda, Derogenidae) from Sweden and Norway, and redescription of two poorly known Derogenes species. Parasite. 30: 35.
taxonomy source	Bouguerche, C.; Huston, D. C.; Karlsbakk, E.; Ahmed, M.; Holovachov, O. (2024). Untangling the Derogenes varicus species complex in Scandinavian waters and the Arctic: description of Derogenes abba n. sp. (Trematoda, Derogenidae) from Hippoglossoides platessoides and new host records for D. varicus (Müller, 1784) sensu stricto. Parasite. 31: 26.