WoRMS taxon details
Acanthostomum Looss, 1899
108593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:108593)
accepted
Genus
Distomum spiniceps Looss, 1896 accepted as Acanthostomum spiniceps (Looss, 1896) Looss, 1899 (type by original designation)
Acanthochasmus Looss, 1901 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthostomum (Blairium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthostomum (Gibsonium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ateuchocephala Coil & Kuntz, 1960 · unaccepted (synonym)
Atrophecaecum Bhalerao, 1940 · unaccepted (synonym)
Haplocaecum Simha, 1958 · unaccepted (synonym)
Paracanthostomum Fischthal & Kuntz, 1965 · unaccepted (synonym)
Species Acanthostomum acuti Caballero y C. & Brenes Madrigal, 1959
Species Acanthostomum beihaiense (Liang, Chen, Qiu & Li, 1990)
Species Acanthostomum cherysdrusi (Chattopadhyaya, 1971)
Species Acanthostomum elongatum Tubangui & Masiluñgan, 1936
Species Acanthostomum floridense (McCoy, 1928) Price, 1940
Species Acanthostomum indicum Sinha, 1942
Species Acanthostomum lobacetabulare (Brooks & Caira, 1982)
Species Acanthostomum marinum (Coil & Kuntz, 1960)
Species Acanthostomum saoudi Hassan, Khidr & Abu Samak, 1990
Species Acanthostomum spiniceps (Looss, 1896) Looss, 1899
Subgenus Acanthostomum (Blairium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993 accepted as Acanthostomum Looss, 1899 (synonym)
Species Acanthostomum atae Tubangui & Masilungan, 1936 accepted as Proctocaecum atae (Tubangui & Masiluñgan) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum balthicum Reimer, Hildebrand, Scharberth & Walter, 1996 accepted as Timoniella balthica (Reimer, Hildebrand, Scharberth & Walter, 1996) Miller & Cribb, 2008 accepted as Timoniella imbutiforme (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 accepted as Timoniella imbutiformis (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum caballeroi Peláez & Cruz, 1953 accepted as Caimanicola caballeroi (Peláez & Cruz) Brooks, 1980 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum coronarium (Cobbold, 1861) Looss, 1899 accepted as Proctocaecum coronarium (Cobbold, 1861) Baugh, 1957 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum crocodili Yamaguti, 1954 accepted as Proctocaecum crocodili (Yamaguti, 1954) Baugh, 1957 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum imbutiforme (Molin, 1859) Gohar, 1934 accepted as Timoniella imbutiforme (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 accepted as Timoniella imbutiformis (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum inerme (Stossich, 1905) Yamaguti, 1958 accepted as Aphallus tubarium (Rudolphi, 1819) Poche, 1926 (synonym)
Species Acanthostomum loossi (Vigueras, 1957) Groschaft & Barus, 1970 accepted as Pelaezia loossi (Viguera, 1957) Salgado-Maldonado & Aguirre-Macedo, 1991 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum megacetabulum Thatcher, 1963 accepted as Proctocaecum megacetabulum (Thatcher, 1963) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum nigeri Zaidi & Khan, 1977 accepted as Gymnatrema nigeri (Zaidi & Khan, 1977) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum pakistanensis Coil & Kuntz, 1960 accepted as Proctocaecum pakistanensis (Coil & Kuntz, 1960) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 accepted as Proctocaecum pakistanense (Coil & Kuntz, 1960) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum pambanense Karyakarte, 1968 accepted as Karyakartia pambanensis (Karyakarte, 1968) Hafeezullah, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum scyphocephalum (Braun, 1899) Hughes, Higginbotham & Clary, 1941 accepted as Proctocaecum scyphocephalum (Braun, 1899) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 accepted as Timoniella scyphocephala (Braun, 1899) Brooks, 1980 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum unami Pelaez & Cruz, 1953 accepted as Pelaezia unami (Pelaez & Cruz, 1953) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum coronandum (Rothschild, 1938) Price, 1940 (uncertain)
Species Acanthostomum beihaiense (Liang, Chen, Qiu & Li, 1990)
Species Acanthostomum cherysdrusi (Chattopadhyaya, 1971)
Species Acanthostomum elongatum Tubangui & Masiluñgan, 1936
Species Acanthostomum floridense (McCoy, 1928) Price, 1940
Species Acanthostomum indicum Sinha, 1942
Species Acanthostomum lobacetabulare (Brooks & Caira, 1982)
Species Acanthostomum marinum (Coil & Kuntz, 1960)
Species Acanthostomum saoudi Hassan, Khidr & Abu Samak, 1990
Species Acanthostomum spiniceps (Looss, 1896) Looss, 1899
Subgenus Acanthostomum (Blairium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993 accepted as Acanthostomum Looss, 1899 (synonym)
» Species Acanthostomum (Blairium) scyphocephalum (Braun, 1899) Brooks & Holcman, 1993 accepted as Acanthostomum scyphocephalum (Braun, 1899) Hughes, Higginbotham & Clary, 1941 accepted as Proctocaecum scyphocephalum (Braun, 1899) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 accepted as Timoniella scyphocephala (Braun, 1899) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Subgenus Acanthostomum (Gibsonium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993 accepted as Acanthostomum Looss, 1899 (synonym) » Species Acanthostomum (Gibsonium) absconditum (Looss, 1901) Brooks & Holcman, 1993 accepted as Acanthostomum absconditum (Looss, 1901) Gohar, 1934 accepted as Proctocaecum absconditum (Looss, 1901) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (Superseded combination)
Subgenus Acanthostomum (Orientoacanthostomum) Zaidi & Khan, 1977 accepted as Gymnatrema Morozov, 1955 (synonym) » Species Acanthostomum (Orientoacanthostomum) nigeri Zaidi & Khan, 1977 accepted as Acanthostomum nigeri Zaidi & Khan, 1977 accepted as Gymnatrema nigeri (Zaidi & Khan, 1977) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum absconditum (Looss, 1901) Gohar, 1934 accepted as Proctocaecum absconditum (Looss, 1901) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (unaccepted > superseded combination)Species Acanthostomum atae Tubangui & Masilungan, 1936 accepted as Proctocaecum atae (Tubangui & Masiluñgan) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum balthicum Reimer, Hildebrand, Scharberth & Walter, 1996 accepted as Timoniella balthica (Reimer, Hildebrand, Scharberth & Walter, 1996) Miller & Cribb, 2008 accepted as Timoniella imbutiforme (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 accepted as Timoniella imbutiformis (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum caballeroi Peláez & Cruz, 1953 accepted as Caimanicola caballeroi (Peláez & Cruz) Brooks, 1980 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum coronarium (Cobbold, 1861) Looss, 1899 accepted as Proctocaecum coronarium (Cobbold, 1861) Baugh, 1957 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum crocodili Yamaguti, 1954 accepted as Proctocaecum crocodili (Yamaguti, 1954) Baugh, 1957 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum imbutiforme (Molin, 1859) Gohar, 1934 accepted as Timoniella imbutiforme (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 accepted as Timoniella imbutiformis (Molin, 1859) Brooks, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum inerme (Stossich, 1905) Yamaguti, 1958 accepted as Aphallus tubarium (Rudolphi, 1819) Poche, 1926 (synonym)
Species Acanthostomum loossi (Vigueras, 1957) Groschaft & Barus, 1970 accepted as Pelaezia loossi (Viguera, 1957) Salgado-Maldonado & Aguirre-Macedo, 1991 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum megacetabulum Thatcher, 1963 accepted as Proctocaecum megacetabulum (Thatcher, 1963) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum nigeri Zaidi & Khan, 1977 accepted as Gymnatrema nigeri (Zaidi & Khan, 1977) Brooks, 1980 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum pakistanensis Coil & Kuntz, 1960 accepted as Proctocaecum pakistanensis (Coil & Kuntz, 1960) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 accepted as Proctocaecum pakistanense (Coil & Kuntz, 1960) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum pambanense Karyakarte, 1968 accepted as Karyakartia pambanensis (Karyakarte, 1968) Hafeezullah, 1980 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum scyphocephalum (Braun, 1899) Hughes, Higginbotham & Clary, 1941 accepted as Proctocaecum scyphocephalum (Braun, 1899) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 accepted as Timoniella scyphocephala (Braun, 1899) Brooks, 1980 (superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum unami Pelaez & Cruz, 1953 accepted as Pelaezia unami (Pelaez & Cruz, 1953) Lamothe-Argumedo & Ponciano-Rodriguez, 1986 (Superseded combination)
Species Acanthostomum coronandum (Rothschild, 1938) Price, 1940 (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
neuter
Looss, A. (1899). Weitere Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Trematoden-Fauna Aegyptens, zugleich Versuch einer natürlichen Gliederung des Genus Distomum Retzius. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> 12: 521-784., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.2037
page(s): 577 [details]
page(s): 577 [details]

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original description
Looss, A. (1899). Weitere Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Trematoden-Fauna Aegyptens, zugleich Versuch einer natürlichen Gliederung des Genus Distomum Retzius. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher.</em> 12: 521-784., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.2037
page(s): 577 [details]
original description (of Acanthochasmus Looss, 1901) Looss, A. (1900). Nachträgliche Bemerkungen zu den Namen der von mir vorgeschlagenen Distomidengattungen. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 23: 601-608.
page(s): 603; note: nom. nov. pro Acanthostomum Looss, 1899 [neс Acanthostoma Kriechbaumer, 1895 [details]
original description (of Ateuchocephala Coil & Kuntz, 1960) Coil, W. H.; Kuntz, R. E. (1960). Three new genera of trematodes from Pacific sea serpents, Laticauda colubrina and L. semifasciata. <em>Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 27(2): 145-150.
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Paracanthostomum Fischthal & Kuntz, 1965) Fischthal, J. H.; Kuntz, R. E. (1965). Digenetic trematodes of amphibians and reptiles from North Borneo (Malaysia). <em>Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 32 (2): 124-135.
page(s): 128 [details]
original description (of Atrophecaecum Bhalerao, 1940) Bhalerao, G. D. (1940). Observations on the anatomy of Acanthostomum burminis (Bhalerao, 1926). <em>Indian Journal of Veterinary Science.</em> 10: 94-97.
page(s): 94 [details]
original description (of Acanthostomum (Blairium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993) Brooks, D. R., Holcman, B. (1993). Revised classification and phylogenetic hypothesis for the Acanthostominae Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Opisthorchiformes: Cryptogonimidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106 (2): 207-220.
page(s): 214 [details]
original description (of Acanthostomum (Gibsonium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993) Brooks, D. R., Holcman, B. (1993). Revised classification and phylogenetic hypothesis for the Acanthostominae Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Opisthorchiformes: Cryptogonimidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106 (2): 207-220.
page(s): 215 [details]
original description (of Haplocaecum Simha, 1958) Simha, S. S. (1958). Studies on the trematode parasites of reptiles found in Hyderabad state. <em>Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde.</em> 18(3): 161-218., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00259193
page(s): 187 [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]
identification resource Miller, T. L.; Cribb, T. H. (2008). Family Cryptogonimidae Ward 1917. 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. 51–112.
page(s): 106 [details]
identification resource Khalil, L. F. (1963). On Acanthostomum gymnarchi (Dollfus, 1950) with notes on the genera .Acanthostomum Looss, 1899, Atrophecaecum Bhalerao, 1940, Gymnatotrema Morosov, 1955, and Haplocaecum Simha, 1958. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 37: 207-214.
page(s): 213 [details]
identification resource Morozov, F. N. (1955). Suborder Heterophyata Morosov, 1955. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 10: 241-335. (In Russian).
page(s): 252 [details]
page(s): 577 [details]

original description (of Acanthochasmus Looss, 1901) Looss, A. (1900). Nachträgliche Bemerkungen zu den Namen der von mir vorgeschlagenen Distomidengattungen. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 23: 601-608.
page(s): 603; note: nom. nov. pro Acanthostomum Looss, 1899 [neс Acanthostoma Kriechbaumer, 1895 [details]
original description (of Ateuchocephala Coil & Kuntz, 1960) Coil, W. H.; Kuntz, R. E. (1960). Three new genera of trematodes from Pacific sea serpents, Laticauda colubrina and L. semifasciata. <em>Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 27(2): 145-150.
page(s): 147 [details]
original description (of Paracanthostomum Fischthal & Kuntz, 1965) Fischthal, J. H.; Kuntz, R. E. (1965). Digenetic trematodes of amphibians and reptiles from North Borneo (Malaysia). <em>Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 32 (2): 124-135.
page(s): 128 [details]
original description (of Atrophecaecum Bhalerao, 1940) Bhalerao, G. D. (1940). Observations on the anatomy of Acanthostomum burminis (Bhalerao, 1926). <em>Indian Journal of Veterinary Science.</em> 10: 94-97.
page(s): 94 [details]
original description (of Acanthostomum (Blairium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993) Brooks, D. R., Holcman, B. (1993). Revised classification and phylogenetic hypothesis for the Acanthostominae Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Opisthorchiformes: Cryptogonimidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106 (2): 207-220.
page(s): 214 [details]
original description (of Acanthostomum (Gibsonium) Brooks & Holcman, 1993) Brooks, D. R., Holcman, B. (1993). Revised classification and phylogenetic hypothesis for the Acanthostominae Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Opisthorchiformes: Cryptogonimidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106 (2): 207-220.
page(s): 215 [details]
original description (of Haplocaecum Simha, 1958) Simha, S. S. (1958). Studies on the trematode parasites of reptiles found in Hyderabad state. <em>Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde.</em> 18(3): 161-218., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00259193
page(s): 187 [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]
identification resource Miller, T. L.; Cribb, T. H. (2008). Family Cryptogonimidae Ward 1917. 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. 51–112.
page(s): 106 [details]
identification resource Khalil, L. F. (1963). On Acanthostomum gymnarchi (Dollfus, 1950) with notes on the genera .Acanthostomum Looss, 1899, Atrophecaecum Bhalerao, 1940, Gymnatotrema Morosov, 1955, and Haplocaecum Simha, 1958. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 37: 207-214.
page(s): 213 [details]
identification resource Morozov, F. N. (1955). Suborder Heterophyata Morosov, 1955. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 10: 241-335. (In Russian).
page(s): 252 [details]