WoRMS taxon details
Encyclometridae Mehra, 1931
- Genus Encyclometra Baylis & Cannon, 1924
- Subfamily Encyclometrinae Mehra, 1931
- Genus Polylekithum Arnold, 1934
- Genus Polylecithum Arnold, 1934 accepted as Polylekithum Arnold, 1934 (Lapsus)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Mehra, H. R. (1931). A new genus Spinometra of the family Lepodermatidae Odhner (Trema-toda) from a tortoise, with a systematic discussion and classification of the family. <em>Parasitology.</em> 23 (2): 157–178.
page(s): 174; note: subfamily Encyclometriinae [details]
page(s): 174; note: subfamily Encyclometriinae [details]
Taxonomy Encyclometridae belongs in the Gorgoderoidea, not the Plagiorchioidea
Taxonomy Encyclometridae belongs in the Gorgoderoidea, not the Plagiorchioidea [details]
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Mehra, H. R. (1931). A new genus Spinometra of the family Lepodermatidae Odhner (Trema-toda) from a tortoise, with a systematic discussion and classification of the family. <em>Parasitology.</em> 23 (2): 157–178.
page(s): 174; note: subfamily Encyclometriinae [details]
taxonomy source Knudson, H. P.; Curran, S. S.; Truong, T. N.; Dutton, H. R.; Bullard, S. A. (2023). Encyclobrephus brevivitellus n. sp. (Digenea: Plagiorchioidea, Incertae sedis ) Infecting the Mekong Snail-Eating Turtle, Malayemys subtrijuga , in the Mekong River, Vietnam, with Phylogenetic Analyses Based on rDNA. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 109(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/22-98 [details]
identification resource Tkach, V. V. (2008). Family Encyclometridae Mehra, 1931. In Bray, R. A., Gibson, D. I., & Jones, A. (Eds.). <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Volume 3.</em> Wallingford: CABI Publishing and the Natural History Museum. pp. 349–352.
page(s): 349 [details]
page(s): 174; note: subfamily Encyclometriinae [details]
taxonomy source Knudson, H. P.; Curran, S. S.; Truong, T. N.; Dutton, H. R.; Bullard, S. A. (2023). Encyclobrephus brevivitellus n. sp. (Digenea: Plagiorchioidea, Incertae sedis ) Infecting the Mekong Snail-Eating Turtle, Malayemys subtrijuga , in the Mekong River, Vietnam, with Phylogenetic Analyses Based on rDNA. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 109(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/22-98 [details]
identification resource Tkach, V. V. (2008). Family Encyclometridae Mehra, 1931. In Bray, R. A., Gibson, D. I., & Jones, A. (Eds.). <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Volume 3.</em> Wallingford: CABI Publishing and the Natural History Museum. pp. 349–352.
page(s): 349 [details]
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Taxonomy Encyclometridae belongs in the Gorgoderoidea, not the Plagiorchioidea [details]