Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Platyhelminthes > Subphylum Rhabditophora > Superclass Neodermata > Class Monogenea > Subclass Monopisthocotylea > Order Dactylogyridea > Suborder Dactylogyrinea > Family Ancyrocephalidae > Genus Ligophorus

Ligophorus heteronchus Euzet & Suriano, 1977

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ligophorus*	Euzet & Suriano, 1977	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Euzet, L. & Suriano, M.D. (1977). Ligophorus n. g. (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) parasite de Mugilidae (Teleosteens) en Mediterranee. Bulletin du Museum Nationale d'Histoire Naturelle. Troisieme Serie 472 797-822.
basis of record	Bray, R.A. (2001). Monogenea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 142-146
additional source	Mariniello, L.; Ortis, M.; D'Amelio, S.; Petrarca, V. (2004). Morphometric variation between species of Ligophorus Euzet & Suriano, 1977 (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. Systematic Parasitology. 183-190.
additional source	Strona, G.; Stefani, F.; Galli, P. (2010). Monogenoidean parasites of Italian marine fish: An updated checklist. Italian Journal of Zoology. 77(4): 419-437.
additional source	Özer, A. (2021). Checklist of Marine, Freshwater, and Aquarium Fish Parasites in Turkey. Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) Publication No: 62, Istanbul, Turkey,. 311 pp.