Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Opecoelidae



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84 species
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Allopodocotyle palmi
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Allopodocotyle serrani
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Anomalotrema putjatini
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Apertile holocentri
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Apopodocotyle oscitans
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Cainocreadium gulella
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Cainocreadium labracis
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Caudotestis dobrovolski
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Caudotestis opisthorchis
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Coitocaecum banneri
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Coitocaecum norae
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Dactylostomum caballeroi
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Dactylostomum vitellosum
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Dactylostomum winteri
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Decemtestis azumae
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Eurycreadium vitellosum
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Gaevskajatrema balistes
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Genitocotyle acirrus
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Genitocotyle heterostichi
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Hamacreadium bolivari
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Hamacreadium diacopae
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Hamacreadium mutabile
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Helicometra fasciata
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Helicometra insolita
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Helicometra plovmornini
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Helicometra pretiosa
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Helicometrina elongata
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Helicometrina nimia
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Neohelicometra pleurogrammi
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Neohelicometra sebastis
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Neopecoelus scorpaenae
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Neopodocotyloides sinusaccus
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Nicolla extrema
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Nicolla gallica
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Nicolla halichoeri
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Opecoelina pharynmagna
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Opecoelina radifistuli
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Opecoelina scorpaenae
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Opecoelina theragrae
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Opecoeloides eucinostomi
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Opecoeloides vitellosus
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Opecoelus adsphaericus
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Opecoelus inimici
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Opecoelus kuhliae
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Opecoelus mexicanus
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Opecoelus minor
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Opecoelus noblei
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Opecoelus xenistii
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Opegaster bothi
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Opegaster cameroni
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Opegaster dactylopteri
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Opegaster dendrochiri
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Opegaster dermatogenyos
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Opegaster hawaiiensis
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Opegaster iniistii
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Opegaster parapristipomatis
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Opegaster synodi
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Orthodena tropica
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Pacificreadium serrani
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Pellamyzon sebastodis
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Plagioporus shawi
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Plagioporus siliculus
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Podocotyle abitionis
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Podocotyle apodichthysi
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Podocotyle atomon
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Podocotyle californica
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Podocotyle enophrysi
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Podocotyle olssoni
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Podocotyle pacifica
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Podocotyle reflexa
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Podocotyle simplex
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Podocotyle sinusacca
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Polypipapiliotrema citerovarium
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Polypipapiliotrema hadrometra
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Polypipapiliotrema heniochi
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Polypipapiliotrema ovatheculum
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Pseudopecoeloides carangis
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Pseudopecoeloides equesi
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Pseudopecoelus gibbonsiae
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Pseudopecoelus japonicus
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Pseudopecoelus umbrinae
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Pseudopecoelus vulgaris
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Pseudoplagioporus interruptus
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Pseudoplagioporus lethrini
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allopodocotyle palmi 2022
Allopodocotyle serrani Western Central Pacific 1952
Anomalotrema putjatini Western Central Pacific
Apertile holocentri Western Central Pacific
Apopodocotyle oscitans Western Central Pacific
Cainocreadium gulella Western Central Pacific
Cainocreadium labracis Western Central Pacific
Caudotestis dobrovolski Western Central Pacific 2019
Caudotestis opisthorchis Northeast Pacific and Nor 2005
Coitocaecum banneri Eastern Central Pacific 1960
Coitocaecum norae Eastern Central Pacific 1960
Dactylostomum caballeroi Eastern Central Pacific 1960
Dactylostomum vitellosum Eastern Central Pacific
Dactylostomum winteri Eastern Central Pacific
Decemtestis azumae Eastern Central Pacific
Eurycreadium vitellosum Eastern Central Pacific
Gaevskajatrema balistes Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Genitocotyle acirrus Eastern Central Pacific
Genitocotyle heterostichi Eastern Central Pacific
Hamacreadium bolivari Eastern Central Pacific
Hamacreadium diacopae Western Central Pacific 1962
Hamacreadium mutabile Pacific Ocean 1910
Helicometra fasciata Pacific Ocean 1819
Helicometra insolita Pacific Ocean 1955
Helicometra plovmornini Pacific Ocean 1928
Helicometra pretiosa Pacific Ocean
Helicometrina elongata Pacific Ocean
Helicometrina nimia Pacific Ocean
Neohelicometra pleurogrammi Pacific Ocean
Neohelicometra sebastis Pacific Ocean
Neopecoelus scorpaenae Pacific Ocean
Neopodocotyloides sinusaccus Northeast Pacific
Nicolla extrema Northeast Pacific
Nicolla gallica Northeast Pacific
Nicolla halichoeri Northeast Pacific
Opecoelina pharynmagna Northeast Pacific
Opecoelina radifistuli Northeast Pacific
Opecoelina scorpaenae Northeast Pacific
Opecoelina theragrae Northeast Pacific
Opecoeloides eucinostomi Northeast Pacific
Opecoeloides vitellosus Northeast Pacific
Opecoelus adsphaericus Northeast Pacific
Opecoelus inimici Northeast Pacific
Opecoelus kuhliae Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Opecoelus mexicanus Eastern Central Pacific
Opecoelus minor Eastern Central Pacific
Opecoelus noblei Eastern Central Pacific
Opecoelus xenistii Eastern Central Pacific
Opegaster bothi Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Opegaster cameroni Eastern Central Pacific
Opegaster dactylopteri Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Opegaster dendrochiri Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Opegaster dermatogenyos Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Opegaster hawaiiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Opegaster iniistii Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Opegaster parapristipomatis Eastern Central Pacific
Opegaster synodi Eastern Central Pacific
Orthodena tropica Western Central Pacific 1968
Pacificreadium serrani Western Central Pacific 1968
Pellamyzon sebastodis Western Central Pacific
Plagioporus shawi Western Central Pacific
Plagioporus siliculus Western Central Pacific
Podocotyle abitionis Western Central Pacific
Podocotyle apodichthysi Western Central Pacific
Podocotyle atomon Arctic and Northeast Paci
Podocotyle californica Arctic and Northeast Paci
Podocotyle enophrysi Arctic and Northeast Paci
Podocotyle olssoni Arctic and Northeast Paci
Podocotyle pacifica Arctic and Northeast Paci
Podocotyle reflexa Northern Atlantic and the
Podocotyle simplex Northern Atlantic and the
Podocotyle sinusacca Northern Atlantic and the
Polypipapiliotrema citerovarium Eastern Central Pacific 2018
Polypipapiliotrema hadrometra Eastern Central Pacific 2018
Polypipapiliotrema heniochi Eastern Central Pacific 2018
Polypipapiliotrema ovatheculum Eastern Central Pacific 2018
Pseudopecoeloides carangis Eastern Central Pacific
Pseudopecoeloides equesi Eastern Central Pacific
Pseudopecoelus gibbonsiae Eastern Central Pacific
Pseudopecoelus japonicus Eastern Central Pacific
Pseudopecoelus umbrinae Eastern Central Pacific
Pseudopecoelus vulgaris Eastern Central Pacific
Pseudoplagioporus interruptus Western Central Pacific 1968
Pseudoplagioporus lethrini Western Central Pacific 1938



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