ERMS taxon details
Lecithochirium Lühe, 1901
108758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:108758)
accepted
Genus
Lecithochirium rufoviride (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901 (type by original designation)
Ceratotrema Jones, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sterrhurus Looss, 1907 · unaccepted (Synonym)
- Species Lecithochirium branchiale (Stunkard & Nigrelli, 1934) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955
- Species Lecithochirium furcolabiatum (Jones, 1933) Dawes, 1947
- Species Lecithochirium grandiporum (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901
- Species Lecithochirium jaffense Fischthal, 1982
- Species Lecithochirium microstomum Chandler, 1935
- Species Lecithochirium musculus (Looss, 1907) Nasir & Diaz, 1971
- Species Lecithochirium physcon Lühe, 1901
- Species Lecithochirium rufoviride (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901
- Species Lecithochirium caudiporum (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901 accepted as Synaptobothrium caudiporum (Rudolphi, 1819) Looss, 1907 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lecithochirium fusiforme Lühe, 1901 accepted as Lecithochirium grandiporum (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lecithochirium gravidum Looss, 1907 accepted as Lecithochirium rufoviride (Rudolphi, 1819) Lühe, 1901 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh
Lühe, M. (1901). Ueber Hemiuriden. (Ein Beitrag zur Systematik der digenetischen Trematoden). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 24, 394-403, 473-488.
page(s): 473 [details]
page(s): 473 [details]
ERMS (2025). Lecithochirium Lühe, 1901. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108758 on 2025-05-21
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Lecithochirium Lühe, 1901. Accessed at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108758 on 2025-05-21
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original description
Lühe, M. (1901). Ueber Hemiuriden. (Ein Beitrag zur Systematik der digenetischen Trematoden). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 24, 394-403, 473-488.
page(s): 473 [details]
original description (of Sterrhurus Looss, 1907) Looss, A. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der Distomenfamilie Hemiuridae. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 31, 585–620.
page(s): 600 [details]
original description (of Ceratotrema Jones, 1933) Jones, E. I. (1933). On Ceratotrema furcolabiata n. g. et n. sp. and Hemipera sharpei n. sp., two new digenetic trematodes of British marine fishes. <em>Parasitology.</em> 25, 248–254.
page(s): 251 [details]
taxonomy source Ghosh, A.; Rizvi, A. N. (2022). Trematode parasites in fishes from Chilika: Three new records to India. <em>Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences.</em> Vol. 51 (07), 633-640. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors
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 RoR) [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 Johns, P.; Newman, L.J.; Holleman, J.J.; Dawson, E.W.; Sterrer, W.; Allison, F.R.; Diggles, B.K.; Andrews, J.R.H.; Hine, P.M.; McKenna, P.B.; Poulin, R. (2009). Phylum Platyhelminthes: flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 102-128. [details]
additional source Looss, A. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der Distomenfamilie Hemiuridae. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 31, 585–620.
page(s): 602; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
additional source Manter, H.W. (1947). The digenetic trematodes of marine fishes of Tortugas. <em>American Midland Naturalist.</em> 38, 257–416.
page(s): 337; note: cf. Sterrhurus [details]
additional source Nasir, P., Díaz, M. T. (1971). A revision of genus Lecithochirium Luehe, 1901, and redescription of L. monticellii (Linton, 1898) Skrjabin and Guschanskaja, 1955. <em>Rivista di Parassitologia.</em> 32: 27–36.
page(s): 28; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
redescription Urabe, M.; Sasai, T.; Sokolov, S. G. (2025). Rejection of the concept of hemiurid genus Pulmovermis (Digenea: Hemiuridae) and other taxonomic propositions: new morphological and molecular data regarding Lecithochirium cyanovitellosum (Coil and Kuntz, 1960) Urabe and Sokolov, comb. nov. (formerly Pulmovermis cyanovitellosus). <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-025-10213-3 [details]
identification resource Bray, R. A. (1991). Hemiuridae (Digenea) from marine fishes of the southern Indian Ocean: Genus Lecithochirium Lühe, 1901 (Lecithochiriinae). <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 18(3): 193-219., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00009360
page(s): 194 [details]
identification resource Gibson, D. I.; Bray, R. A. (1979). The Hemiuroidea: terminology, systematics and evolution. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 36: 35-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.3604
page(s): 92 [details]
identification resource Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. K. (1955). Suborder Hemiurata (Markevitsch) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954. Second part. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 10: 337–649. (In Russian).
page(s): 361 [details]
identification resource Chauhan, B. S. (1953). Studies on the trematode fauna of India. Part iv. Subclass Digenea (Prosostomata). (A revision of Hemiuroidea from the Indian Region). <em>Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 51 (2): 289–393.
page(s): 310 [details]
identification resource Gibson, D.I. (2002). Family Hemiuridae Looss, 1899. In: Gibson D. I., Jones, A. & Bray, R. A. (eds),. <em>Keys to the Trematoda, vol. 1.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp. 305–340.
page(s): 327 [details]
page(s): 473 [details]
original description (of Sterrhurus Looss, 1907) Looss, A. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der Distomenfamilie Hemiuridae. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 31, 585–620.
page(s): 600 [details]
original description (of Ceratotrema Jones, 1933) Jones, E. I. (1933). On Ceratotrema furcolabiata n. g. et n. sp. and Hemipera sharpei n. sp., two new digenetic trematodes of British marine fishes. <em>Parasitology.</em> 25, 248–254.
page(s): 251 [details]
taxonomy source Ghosh, A.; Rizvi, A. N. (2022). Trematode parasites in fishes from Chilika: Three new records to India. <em>Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences.</em> Vol. 51 (07), 633-640. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Luque, J.L., C. Cruces, J. Chero, F. Paschoal, P.V. Alves, A.C. Silva, L. Sanchez & J. Iannacone. (2016). Checklist of metazoan parasites of fishes from Peru. Lista de verificación de los metazoos parásitos de peces de Perú. <em>Neotropical Helminthology.</em> 10(2), jul-dic: 301-375. [details] Available for editors
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 RoR) [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 Johns, P.; Newman, L.J.; Holleman, J.J.; Dawson, E.W.; Sterrer, W.; Allison, F.R.; Diggles, B.K.; Andrews, J.R.H.; Hine, P.M.; McKenna, P.B.; Poulin, R. (2009). Phylum Platyhelminthes: flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 102-128. [details]
additional source Looss, A. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der Distomenfamilie Hemiuridae. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 31, 585–620.
page(s): 602; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
additional source Manter, H.W. (1947). The digenetic trematodes of marine fishes of Tortugas. <em>American Midland Naturalist.</em> 38, 257–416.
page(s): 337; note: cf. Sterrhurus [details]
additional source Nasir, P., Díaz, M. T. (1971). A revision of genus Lecithochirium Luehe, 1901, and redescription of L. monticellii (Linton, 1898) Skrjabin and Guschanskaja, 1955. <em>Rivista di Parassitologia.</em> 32: 27–36.
page(s): 28; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
redescription Urabe, M.; Sasai, T.; Sokolov, S. G. (2025). Rejection of the concept of hemiurid genus Pulmovermis (Digenea: Hemiuridae) and other taxonomic propositions: new morphological and molecular data regarding Lecithochirium cyanovitellosum (Coil and Kuntz, 1960) Urabe and Sokolov, comb. nov. (formerly Pulmovermis cyanovitellosus). <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 102(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-025-10213-3 [details]
identification resource Bray, R. A. (1991). Hemiuridae (Digenea) from marine fishes of the southern Indian Ocean: Genus Lecithochirium Lühe, 1901 (Lecithochiriinae). <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 18(3): 193-219., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00009360
page(s): 194 [details]
identification resource Gibson, D. I.; Bray, R. A. (1979). The Hemiuroidea: terminology, systematics and evolution. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> 36: 35-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.3604
page(s): 92 [details]
identification resource Skrjabin, K. I., Guschanskaja, L. K. (1955). Suborder Hemiurata (Markevitsch) Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954. Second part. <em>Osnovy Trematodologii.</em> 10: 337–649. (In Russian).
page(s): 361 [details]
identification resource Chauhan, B. S. (1953). Studies on the trematode fauna of India. Part iv. Subclass Digenea (Prosostomata). (A revision of Hemiuroidea from the Indian Region). <em>Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 51 (2): 289–393.
page(s): 310 [details]
identification resource Gibson, D.I. (2002). Family Hemiuridae Looss, 1899. In: Gibson D. I., Jones, A. & Bray, R. A. (eds),. <em>Keys to the Trematoda, vol. 1.</em> Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp. 305–340.
page(s): 327 [details]
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