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 macrocolpos Euzet & Suriano, 1977

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

LigophorusEuzet & Suriano, 1977accepted 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

Dmitrieva, E. (1997). Checklist of Black Sea Monogeneans.

additional source

Nguyen, H. H.; Nguyen, V. H.; Ha, D. N. (2020). An updated list of monogenoidea from marine fishes of Vietnam. Academia Journal of Biology. 42(2), 1-27.

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.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Ligophorus macrocolpos Euzet & Suriano, 1977. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119490

Dr. David Gibson. Ligophorus macrocolpos Euzet & Suriano, 1977. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ec9cd4da-16a6-4d10-b931-b0c9171604d5

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish

Importance

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Last modified

2010-09-14 by Dr. David Gibson & by David Gibson

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