Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Annelida > Class Clitellata > Subclass Hirudinea > Infraclass Euhirudinea > Order Rhynchobdellida > Family Piscicolidae > Subfamily Platybdellinae > Genus Heptacyclus

Heptacyclus myoxocephali Srivastava, 1966

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

HeptacyclusVasileyev, 1939accepted genus name
Malmiana Strand, 1942 synonym

Literature

original description

Srivastava, L. P. (1966). Three new leeches (Piscicolidae) from marine shore fishes (Cottidae) in British waters. Journal of Zoology. 150(3): 297-318.

basis of record

Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Heptacyclus myoxocephali Srivastava, 1966. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154891

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2024-06-14 by Geoffrey Read

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