Helicometra Explained

Helicometra is a genus of trematodes in the class Opecoelidae. It is synonymous with Allostenopera Baeva, 1968, Metahelicometra Yamaguti, 1971, and Stenopera Manter, 1933. Its type species is H. fasciata (Rudolphi, 1819). They are distinguished by their unique spiral uterus, from which their name is derived.

Species

Species later synonymised with species of Helicometra

Notes and References

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  5. Gibson, D.I. (2001). Digenea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 136-142
  6. 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.
  7. Hassanine. (2005). Trematodes from Red Sea fishes: Gibsonius aegyptensis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Lepocreadiidae Odhner, 1905) and Helicometra interrupta sp. nov. (Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925). Acta Parasitologica. 50(4), 276-280.
  8. Andres, M. J.; Ray, C. L.; Pulis, E. E.; Curran, S. S.; Overstreet, R. M. (2014). Molecular characterization of two opecoelid trematodes from fishes in the Gulf of Mexico, with a description of a new species of Helicometra. Acta Parasitologica. 59(3): 405-412.
  9. Blend, C. K.; Dronen, N. O. (2015). A review of the genus Helicometra Odhner, 1902 (Digenea: Opecoelidae: Plagioporinae) with a key to species including Helicometra overstreeti n. sp. from the cusk-eel Luciobrotula corethromycter Cohen, 1964 (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biodiversity. 45(2): 183-270.
  10. Zdzitowiecki, K. (1998). Helicometra pisanoae sp. n.[Digenea, Opecoelidae], a parasite of a fish, Trematomus hansoni, in the Eastern Antarctic. Acta Parasitologica. 1(43).
  11. Nguyen Van Ha. 2012. The description of two new species Helicometra pisodonophi sp. n. and Opecoelus haduyngoi sp. n. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) from marine fishes in Ha Long bay, Vietnam. Journal of Biology, 34(2), 133-138.
  12. Schell, S. C. (1973). Three new species of digenetic trematodes from Puget Sound fishes. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 40: 227-230.
  13. Aken’Ova, T. O. L.; Cribb, T. H.; Bray, R. A. (2005). Helicometra Odhner, 1902 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in Australian waters: problems of species identification and a description of H. sprenti n. sp. Systematic Parasitology. 63(1): 17-27.

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