WoRMS taxon details
Monticellius indicus Mehra, 1939
725852 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:725852)
accepted
Species
Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 · unaccepted (Malformed suffix)
marine
Not documented
Type locality contained in Pakistani part of the Arabian Sea
type locality contained in Pakistani part of the Arabian Sea [details]
WoRMS (2025). Monticellius indicus Mehra, 1939. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=725852 on 2025-04-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939) Mehra, H. R. (1939). New blood flukes of the family Spirorchidae Stunkard (Trematoda) from the marine turtle Chelone mydas of the Arabian Sea, with observations on the synonymity of certain genera and classification of the family. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of India.</em> 9 (4): 155–167.
page(s): 160 [details]
page(s): 160 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Werneck, M. R.; Nunes, C.; Jerdy, H.; Carvalho, E. C. Q. (2017). Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs. <em>Helminthologia.</em> 54(4)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0047 [details]
Other
additional source
Solano-Barquero, A.; Rojas, A.; Cortés, J. (2023). Metazoan Marine Parasites of Costa Rica: A Review. <em>Parasitologia.</em> 3(2): 116-141., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3020014 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
