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Hexangium sigani Goto & Ozaki, 1929

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Goto, S., & Ozaki, Y. (1929). Brief notes on new trematodes II. Japanese Journal of Zoology, 2: 369–383. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=340136

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Platyhelminthes
class
Trematoda
order
Plagiorchiida
family
Microscaphidiidae
genus
Hexangium
species
Hexangium sigani

Name

Synonyms
Arthurloossia loossi Nagaty, 1954
Hexangium affinum Tubangui & Masilungan, 1944
Hexangium loossi (Nagaty, 1954) Yamaguti, 1958
Hexangium secundum Annereaux, 1947
Homonyms
Hexangium sigani Goto & Ozaki, 1929

Bibliographic References

  1. Abo Elhussien, O. F.; Hussein, N. M.; Rabie, S. A.; Abdeldayem, W. A. (2025). Morphological and morphometric studies on some digenean and monogenean parasites from siganid fishes in the Red Sea, Egypt. <em>SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences.</em> 8 (2): 37–53.
  2. Al-Yamani & F.M. Nahhas (1981). Digenetic trematodes of marine fishes from Kuwaiti Coast of the Arabian Gulf. Kuwait Bulletin of Marine Science. No. 3: 1-22.
  3. Durio, W. O, Manter, H. W. (1968). Some digenetic trematodes of marine fishes of New Caledonia. Part I. Bucephalidae, Monorchiidae, and some smaller families. <em>Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 35: 143-153.
  4. Dzikowski, R.; Paperna, I.; Diamant, A. (2003). Multi-annual changes in the parasite communities of rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus (Siganidae) in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. <em>Helgoland Marine Research.</em> 57 (3-4): 228–235.
  5. El-Ella, R. E. A., Eman Youssef, E., Sallam, N. H., Hassanin, D. A., Abouelhassan, E. M. (2023). Prevalence of monogenetic and digenetic trematodes parasitized fish collected from Port Said and Ismailia Governorates, Egypt. <em>Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries.</em> 27 (5): 1207–1223.
  6. Fischthal, J. H.; Kuntz, R. E. (1964). Digenetic trematodes of fishes from Palawan Island, Philippines. Part I. Families Acanthocolpidae, Angiodictyidae, Cryptogonimidae, Fellodistomidae, and Gyliauchenidae. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 50 (2), 248-252.
  7. Fischthal, J. H.; Kuntz, R. E. (1965). Digenetic trematodes of fishes from North Borneo (Malaysia). <em>Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington.</em> 32, 63-71.
  8. Geets, A., Ollevier, F. (1996). Endoparasitic helminths of the whitespotted rabbitfish (Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)) of the Kenyan coast: distribution within the host population and microhabitat use. <em>Belgian Journal of Zoology.</em> 126 (1): 21–36.
  9. Goto, S.; Ozaki, Y. (1929). Brief notes on new trematodes II. <em>Japanese Journal of Zoology.</em> 2: 369-383.
  10. Gupta, N. K., Miglani, A. (1976). Digenetic trematodes from marine food fishes and wild ducks of Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) India. <em>Revista Ibérica de Parasitología.</em> 36: 219-248.
  11. Gupta, S. P.; Tandon, V. L. (1985). On some digenetic trematodes from marine fishes of Puri, Orissa. <em>Indian Journal of Helminthology.</em> 35 (1983), 112-136.
  12. Hassanine, R. E.-S.; Al-Zahrani, D.; Touliabah, H. E.-S.; Youssef, E. (2016). The life cycle of Hexangium sigani Goto & Ozaki, 1929 (Digenea: Microscaphidiidae) from the Red Sea. <em>Journal of Helminthology.</em> 90 (5): 539–546.
  13. Kardousha, M. M. (2003). Redescription of ten species of digenetic trematodes from marine fishes of the Emirati Coasts of the Arabian Gulf. <em>Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research.</em> 21 (4): 217–226.
  14. Khalifa, R.; Hassan, H.; Mohamadain, H. (2018). Molecular Phylogenetic Taxonomy and Descriptive Analysis on Hexangium sigani Goto & Ozaki, 1929 (Digenea: Microscaphidiidae) from Three Different Siganus spp. Fishes from Red Sea, Egypt. <em>Applied Microbiology: Open Access.</em> 04(02).
  15. Ku, C. T., Shen, J.-W. (1965). Studies on some digenetic trematodes from marine fishes in China. <em>Acta Parasitologica Sinica.</em> 2, 355–365 (In Chinese).
  16. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  17. Madhavi, R., Bray, R. A. (2018). <em>Digenetic Trematodes of Indian Marine Fishes.</em> Springer, Dordrecht, 693 pp.
  18. Motson, K., K.S. Hutson & A.S. Hoey. (2023). Variation in the parasite communities of three co-occurring herbivorous coral reef fishes. <em>Journal Of Fish Biology.</em> 102(3):1-16. Jan 2023. 10.1111/jfb.15311
  19. Razarihelisoa, M. (1959). Sur quelques trématodes digènes de poissons de Nossibé (Madagascar). <em>Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 84: 421–434.
  20. Sey, O.; Nahhas, F. M.; Uch, S.; Vang, C. (2003). Digenetic trematodes from marine fishes off the coast of Kuwait, Arabian Gulf: Fellodistomidae and some smaller families, new host and geographic records. <em>Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae.</em> 49(3): 179-200.
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