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Bianium plicitum (Linton, 1928) Stunkard, 1931

endoparasite

found in intestine of Cheilichthys annulatus, and Spheroides angusticeps

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Platyhelminthes

Class
Trematoda

Order
Plagiorchiida

Suborder
Lepocreadiata

Superfamily
Lepocreadioidea

Family
Lepocreadiidae

Genus
Bianium

Species
plicitum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Bianium adplicatum Manter, 1940 fide WoRMS (2013)

Origin: Native

References

  • Manter, H.W. (1940) The geographical distribution of digenetic trematodes of marine fishes of the tropical American Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 2(16): 531-547
  • Manter, H.W. (1940) Digenetic trematodes of fishes from the Galapagos Islands and the neighboring Pacific. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 2(14): 329-497.
  • WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available from http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ

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"Galapagos Species Database, Bianium plicitum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18041. Accessed 1 November 2026.