WoRMS taxon details
Opechona Looss, 1907
108577 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:108577)
accepted
Genus
Opechona bacillaris (Molin, 1859) Dollfus, 1927 (type by original designation)
Neopechona Stunkard, 1969 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pharyngora Lebour, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Species Opechona ahmadi Gaevskaya, 1990
Species Opechona austrobacillaris Bray & Cribb, 1998
Species Opechona bacillaris (Molin, 1859) Dollfus, 1927
Species Opechona chloroscombri Nahhas & Cable, 1964
Species Opechona corkumi Curran, Ksepka, Martorelli, Overstreet, Warren & Bullard, 2021
Species Opechona dongshanensis Wang & Wang, 1993
Species Opechona ghanensis Fischthal & Thomas, 1970
Species Opechona glossoides Wang, 1989
Species Opechona kahawai Bray & Cribb, 2003
Species Opechona occidentalis Montgomery, 1957
Species Opechona olssoni (Yamaguti, 1934) Yamaguti, 1938
Species Opechona pharyngodactyla Manter, 1940
Species Opechona pyriformis (Linton, 1900) Bray & Gibson, 1990
Species Opechona sebastodis (Yamaguti, 1934) Yamaguti, 1954
Species Opechona acanthoris Gaevskaya & Aleshkina, 1985 accepted as Cephalolepidapedon saba Yamaguti, 1970 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Opechona alaskensis Ward & Fillingham, 1934 accepted as Prodistomum alaskense (Ward & Fillingham, 1934) Bray & Merrett, 1998 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona buckleyi Gupta & Ahmad, 1977 accepted as Lepidapedoides nelsoni (Gupta & Mehrotra, 1969) Bray, 1985 (synonym)
Species Opechona cablei (Stunkard, 1980) Bray & Gibson, 1990 accepted as Opechona pyriformis (Linton, 1900) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (Synonym )
Species Opechona gaevskayae Ahmad, 1991 accepted as Prodistomum gaevskayae (Ahmad, 1991) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona girellae Yamaguti, 1940 accepted as Prodistomum girellae (Yamaguti, 1940) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona gracilis (Manter, 1931) Ward & Fiilingham, 1934 accepted as Prodistomum menidiae (Manter, 1947) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (Secondary homonym)
Species Opechona gracilis (Linton, 1910) Manter, 1947 accepted as Prodistomum gracile Linton, 1910 (synonym)
Species Opechona hynnodi Yamaguti, 1938 accepted as Prodistomum hynnodi (Yamaguti, 1938) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona magnatestis Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1976 accepted as Neolepidapedon magnatestis (Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1976) Zdzitowiecki, 1990 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona magnibursata Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1982 accepted as Prodistomum polonii (Molin, 1859) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona menidiae Manter, 1947 accepted as Prodistomum menidiae (Manter, 1947) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona mohsini Ahmad, 1984 accepted as Prodistomum mohsini (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018
Species Opechona orientalis (Layman, 1930) Ward & Fillingham, 1934 accepted as Prodistomum orientale (Layman, 1930) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona polonii (Molin, 1859) Janiszewska, 1953 accepted as Prodistomum polonii (Molin, 1859) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona pritchardae Ahmad, 1991 accepted as Opechona ahmadi Gaevskaya, 1990 (Synonym )
Species Opechona pseudobacillaris Fischthal & Thomas, 1970 accepted as Clavogalea trachinoti (Fischthal & Thomas, 1968) Bray & Gibson, 1990
Species Opechona retractilis (Lebour, 1908) Yamaguti, 1954 accepted as Opechona bacillaris (Molin, 1859) Dollfus, 1927 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Opechona sardinellae Nahhas & Cable, 1964 accepted as Prodistomum gracile Linton, 1910 (synonymy according to Bray & Gibson (1990))
Species Opechona scombri Yamaguti, 1938 accepted as Lepocreadium scombri (Yamaguti, 1938) Ching, 1960 accepted as Prodistomum orientale (Layman, 1930) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona siddiqi Ahmad, 1984 accepted as Prodistomum siddiqi (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona siddiqii Ahmad, 1986 accepted as Opechona ahmadi Gaevskaya, 1990 (Incertae sedis according to Bray & Gibson, 1990)
Species Opechona stegadexamene Macfarlane, 1945 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Opechona thapari Ahmad, 1982 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Opechona travassossi Ahmad, 1985 accepted as Prodistomum travassosi (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona vinodae Ahmad, 1984 accepted as Prodistomum vinodae (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona waltairensis Madhavi, 1972 accepted as Prodistomum waltairense (Madhavi, 1972) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona xesuri Yamaguti, 1940 accepted as Preptetos xesuri (Yamaguti, 1940) Pritchard, 1960 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona formiae Oshmarin, 1965 (uncertain, Incertae sedis)
Species Opechona parvasoma Ching, 1960 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Opechona austrobacillaris Bray & Cribb, 1998
Species Opechona bacillaris (Molin, 1859) Dollfus, 1927
Species Opechona chloroscombri Nahhas & Cable, 1964
Species Opechona corkumi Curran, Ksepka, Martorelli, Overstreet, Warren & Bullard, 2021
Species Opechona dongshanensis Wang & Wang, 1993
Species Opechona ghanensis Fischthal & Thomas, 1970
Species Opechona glossoides Wang, 1989
Species Opechona kahawai Bray & Cribb, 2003
Species Opechona occidentalis Montgomery, 1957
Species Opechona olssoni (Yamaguti, 1934) Yamaguti, 1938
Species Opechona pharyngodactyla Manter, 1940
Species Opechona pyriformis (Linton, 1900) Bray & Gibson, 1990
Species Opechona sebastodis (Yamaguti, 1934) Yamaguti, 1954
Species Opechona acanthoris Gaevskaya & Aleshkina, 1985 accepted as Cephalolepidapedon saba Yamaguti, 1970 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Opechona alaskensis Ward & Fillingham, 1934 accepted as Prodistomum alaskense (Ward & Fillingham, 1934) Bray & Merrett, 1998 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona buckleyi Gupta & Ahmad, 1977 accepted as Lepidapedoides nelsoni (Gupta & Mehrotra, 1969) Bray, 1985 (synonym)
Species Opechona cablei (Stunkard, 1980) Bray & Gibson, 1990 accepted as Opechona pyriformis (Linton, 1900) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (Synonym )
Species Opechona gaevskayae Ahmad, 1991 accepted as Prodistomum gaevskayae (Ahmad, 1991) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona girellae Yamaguti, 1940 accepted as Prodistomum girellae (Yamaguti, 1940) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona gracilis (Manter, 1931) Ward & Fiilingham, 1934 accepted as Prodistomum menidiae (Manter, 1947) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (Secondary homonym)
Species Opechona gracilis (Linton, 1910) Manter, 1947 accepted as Prodistomum gracile Linton, 1910 (synonym)
Species Opechona hynnodi Yamaguti, 1938 accepted as Prodistomum hynnodi (Yamaguti, 1938) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona magnatestis Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1976 accepted as Neolepidapedon magnatestis (Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1976) Zdzitowiecki, 1990 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona magnibursata Gaevskaya & Kovaleva, 1982 accepted as Prodistomum polonii (Molin, 1859) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona menidiae Manter, 1947 accepted as Prodistomum menidiae (Manter, 1947) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona mohsini Ahmad, 1984 accepted as Prodistomum mohsini (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018
Species Opechona orientalis (Layman, 1930) Ward & Fillingham, 1934 accepted as Prodistomum orientale (Layman, 1930) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona polonii (Molin, 1859) Janiszewska, 1953 accepted as Prodistomum polonii (Molin, 1859) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona pritchardae Ahmad, 1991 accepted as Opechona ahmadi Gaevskaya, 1990 (Synonym )
Species Opechona pseudobacillaris Fischthal & Thomas, 1970 accepted as Clavogalea trachinoti (Fischthal & Thomas, 1968) Bray & Gibson, 1990
Species Opechona retractilis (Lebour, 1908) Yamaguti, 1954 accepted as Opechona bacillaris (Molin, 1859) Dollfus, 1927 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Opechona sardinellae Nahhas & Cable, 1964 accepted as Prodistomum gracile Linton, 1910 (synonymy according to Bray & Gibson (1990))
Species Opechona scombri Yamaguti, 1938 accepted as Lepocreadium scombri (Yamaguti, 1938) Ching, 1960 accepted as Prodistomum orientale (Layman, 1930) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona siddiqi Ahmad, 1984 accepted as Prodistomum siddiqi (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona siddiqii Ahmad, 1986 accepted as Opechona ahmadi Gaevskaya, 1990 (Incertae sedis according to Bray & Gibson, 1990)
Species Opechona stegadexamene Macfarlane, 1945 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Opechona thapari Ahmad, 1982 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Opechona travassossi Ahmad, 1985 accepted as Prodistomum travassosi (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona vinodae Ahmad, 1984 accepted as Prodistomum vinodae (Ahmad, 1984) Madhavi & Bray, 2018 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona waltairensis Madhavi, 1972 accepted as Prodistomum waltairense (Madhavi, 1972) Bray & Gibson, 1990 (synonym)
Species Opechona xesuri Yamaguti, 1940 accepted as Preptetos xesuri (Yamaguti, 1940) Pritchard, 1960 (Superseded combination)
Species Opechona formiae Oshmarin, 1965 (uncertain, Incertae sedis)
Species Opechona parvasoma Ching, 1960 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish
feminine
Looss, A. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der Distomenfamilie Hemiuridae. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 31, 585–620.
page(s): 616 [details]
page(s): 616 [details]
Type locality contained in Northumberland Coast
type locality contained in Northumberland Coast [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
WoRMS (2023). Opechona Looss, 1907. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108577 on 2023-06-05
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original description
Looss, A. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der Distomenfamilie Hemiuridae. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 31, 585–620.
page(s): 616 [details]
original description (of Neopechona Stunkard, 1969) Stunkard, H. W. (1969). The morphology and life-history of Neopechona pyriforme (Linton, 1900) n. gen., n. comb. (Trematoda: Lepocreadiidae). <em>Biological Bulletin.</em> 136 (1), 96-113.
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Pharyngora Lebour, 1908) Lebour, M. (1908). Fish trematodes of the Northumberland coast. <em>Report on the Scientific Investigations. Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee.</em> (1907), 23-67.
page(s): 42 [details]
basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, <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. 136-142 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Bray, R. A., Gibson, D. I. (1990). The Lepocreadiidae (Digenea) of fishes of the north-east Atlantic: review of the genera Opechona Looss, 1907 and Prodistomum Linton, 1910. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 15: 159-202.
page(s): 165; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
identification resource Skrjabin, K. I., Koval, V. P. (1960). Suborder Allocreadiata Skrjabin, Petrov and Koval, 1958. Part two. Superfamily Lepocreadioidea Cable, 1956. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 18, 13-377. (In Russian: English translation (1965) Israel Program for Scientific Translations. Cat. No. 1426, 1967-1272).
page(s): 65 [details]
identification resource Bray, R. A. (2005). Family Lepocreadiidae Odhner, 1905. In: Jones, A., Bray,. R.A., Gibson, D.I. (Eds). <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Volume 2.</em> CABI Publishing and the Natural History Museum, Wallingford, 545–602.
page(s): 583 [details]
page(s): 616 [details]
original description (of Neopechona Stunkard, 1969) Stunkard, H. W. (1969). The morphology and life-history of Neopechona pyriforme (Linton, 1900) n. gen., n. comb. (Trematoda: Lepocreadiidae). <em>Biological Bulletin.</em> 136 (1), 96-113.
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Pharyngora Lebour, 1908) Lebour, M. (1908). Fish trematodes of the Northumberland coast. <em>Report on the Scientific Investigations. Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee.</em> (1907), 23-67.
page(s): 42 [details]
basis of record Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, <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. 136-142 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Bray, R. A., Gibson, D. I. (1990). The Lepocreadiidae (Digenea) of fishes of the north-east Atlantic: review of the genera Opechona Looss, 1907 and Prodistomum Linton, 1910. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 15: 159-202.
page(s): 165; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
identification resource Skrjabin, K. I., Koval, V. P. (1960). Suborder Allocreadiata Skrjabin, Petrov and Koval, 1958. Part two. Superfamily Lepocreadioidea Cable, 1956. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 18, 13-377. (In Russian: English translation (1965) Israel Program for Scientific Translations. Cat. No. 1426, 1967-1272).
page(s): 65 [details]
identification resource Bray, R. A. (2005). Family Lepocreadiidae Odhner, 1905. In: Jones, A., Bray,. R.A., Gibson, D.I. (Eds). <em>Keys to the Trematoda. Volume 2.</em> CABI Publishing and the Natural History Museum, Wallingford, 545–602.
page(s): 583 [details]
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