Labracetabulum

Labracetabulum is a genus of trematodes in the family Opecoelidae. Cribb's review of Labracetabulum synonymised it with Prolabria Reimer, 1987,[1] which led to the synonymisation of P. monocentris Reimer, 1987[1] to L. monocentris (Reimer, 1987) Cribb, 2005.

Labracetabulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Rhabditophora
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Opecoelidae
Subfamily: Opecoelinae
Genus: Labracetabulum
Reimer, 1987[1]

Morphology

Species of Labracetabulum are distinguished by the lack of a cirrus-sac, the use of separate ani proximal to the excretory pore to open the caeca, and distinct anterior and posterior lips on the ventral sucker.

Species

  • Labracetabulum gephyroberici Reimer, 1987[1]
  • Labracetabulum monocentris (Reimer, 1987) Cribb, 2005[1][2]
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References

  1. Reimer, L. W. (1987). Opecoelidae (Trematoda) von Meeresfischen vor Moçambique. Angewandte Parasitologie, 28, 143–158.
  2. Cribb, T. H. (2005). Family Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925. In Bray, R., Gibson, D. & Jones, A. (Eds.), Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 2 (443–541). London: CABI Publishing and The Natural History Museum.
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