WoRMS taxon details
Opegaster elongata Yamaguti, 1959
728457 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:728457)
accepted
Species
Opecoelus elongatus (Yamaguti, 1959) Aken'Ova, 2007 · unaccepted (secondary homonym)
marine
Yamaguti, S. (1959). Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 54. Trematodes of fishes, XII. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 7(2): 241-262., available online at https://doi.org/10.5134/174607
page(s): 251 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]
Type locality contained in Sagami Bay
type locality contained in Sagami Bay [details]
WoRMS (2026). Opegaster elongata Yamaguti, 1959. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=728457 on 2026-08-08
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Yamaguti, S. (1959). Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 54. Trematodes of fishes, XII. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 7(2): 241-262., available online at https://doi.org/10.5134/174607
page(s): 251 [details]
new combination reference Aken'Ova, T. O. (2007). The taxonomic status of Opegaster Ozaki, 1928 and the description of four new species of Opecoelus Ozaki, 1925 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) from marine teleosts in Australian waters. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 67(1): 25-42., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9068-0 [details]
page(s): 251 [details]
new combination reference Aken'Ova, T. O. (2007). The taxonomic status of Opegaster Ozaki, 1928 and the description of four new species of Opecoelus Ozaki, 1925 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) from marine teleosts in Australian waters. <em>Systematic Parasitology.</em> 67(1): 25-42., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-006-9068-0 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
