WoRMS taxon details
Microbothriidae Price, 1936
- Genus Asthenocotyle Robinson, 1961
- Genus Dermophthirioides Cheung & Nigrelli, 1983
- Genus Dermophthirius MacCallum, 1926
- Genus Dermopristis Kearn, Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2010
- Genus Haplocotyle Nitta & Nagasawa, 2017
- Genus Leptobothrium Gallien, 1937
- Genus Leptocotyle Monticelli, 1905
- Genus Leptomicrobothrium Dillon & Hargis, 1965
- Genus Microbothrium Olsson, 1869
- Genus Neodermophthirius Price, 1963
- Genus Pseudocotyle Beneden & Hesse, 1865
- Genus Pseudoleptobothrium Young, 1967
- Genus Cadenatia Euzet & Maillard, 1967 accepted as Neodermophthirius Price, 1963 (synonym)
- Genus Cadenia Euzet & Maillard, 1967 accepted as Cadenatia Euzet & Maillard, 1967 accepted as Neodermophthirius Price, 1963 (lapsus)
- Genus Dermophagus MacCallum, 1926, nec Dejean, 1833 accepted as Microbothrium Olsson, 1869 (Pre-occupied and synonym)
- Genus Paracotyle Johnstone, 1911 accepted as Leptocotyle Monticelli, 1905 (Synonym)
- Genus Philura MacCallum, 1926 accepted as Microbothrium Olsson, 1869 (Synonym)
- Genus Pseudobothrium Gallien, 1937 nec Guiart, 1935 accepted as Leptobothrium Gallien, 1937 (Pre-occupied)
- Genus Pseudomicrobothrium Yamaguti, 1958 accepted as Anoplodiscus Sonsino, 1890 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Not documented
Taxonomic remark The phylogenetic analysis presented in this study supports the monophyly of the Microbothriidae. However, this analysis did...
Taxonomic remark The phylogenetic analysis presented in this study supports the monophyly of the Microbothriidae. However, this analysis did not support the monophyly of each subfamily, suggesting that the subfamily classification may not accurately reflect evolutionary relationships. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Microbothriidae Price, 1936. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119231 on 2025-01-30
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basis of record
Bray, R.A. (2001). Monogenea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 142-146 (look up in IMIS) [details]
toxicology source Nitta, M.; Ota, S. (2025). Two New Species of <i>Microbothrium</i> (Monogenea: Microbothriidae) Parasitic on Japanese Squalids (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes). <em>Species Diversity.</em> 30(1): 25-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.30.25 [details]
identification resource Nitta, M.; Nagasawa, K. (2017). Haplocotyle japonica n. gen., n. sp. (Monogenea: Microbothriidae) Parasitic on Rhinobatos hynnicephalus (Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes: Rhinobatidae) in Japanese Waters. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 22: 117–125., available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/sd.22_117 [details]
toxicology source Nitta, M.; Ota, S. (2025). Two New Species of <i>Microbothrium</i> (Monogenea: Microbothriidae) Parasitic on Japanese Squalids (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes). <em>Species Diversity.</em> 30(1): 25-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.30.25 [details]
identification resource Nitta, M.; Nagasawa, K. (2017). Haplocotyle japonica n. gen., n. sp. (Monogenea: Microbothriidae) Parasitic on Rhinobatos hynnicephalus (Elasmobranchii: Rajiformes: Rhinobatidae) in Japanese Waters. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 22: 117–125., available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/sd.22_117 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The phylogenetic analysis presented in this study supports the monophyly of the Microbothriidae. However, this analysis did not support the monophyly of each subfamily, suggesting that the subfamily classification may not accurately reflect evolutionary relationships. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | kagi-nashi-hada-mushi-ka | [details] |
