Dicyemidae

Dicyemidae
Dicyema macrocephalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Dicyemida
Class: Rhombozoa
Family: Dicyemidae
Genera

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The Dicyemidae van Beneden, 1882 is a family of tiny parasites that live in the renal appendages of cephalopods. It contains the following genera and species:[1]

References

  1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14222
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Furuya, Hidetaka; Tsuneki, Kazuhiko (2003). "Biology of Dicyemid Mesozoans". Zoological Science. 20 (5): 519–532. doi:10.2108/zsj.20.519. PMID 12777824. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. Furuya, Hidetaka (Oct 2008). "Three new dicyemids from Octopus sasakii (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda)". Journal of Parasitology. 94 (5): 1071–1081. doi:10.1645/GE-1580.1. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 18576860.
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