Dicyemidae
| Dicyemidae | |
|---|---|
| Dicyema macrocephalum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Dicyemida |
| Class: | Rhombozoa |
| Family: | Dicyemidae van Beneden, 1882 |
| Genera | |
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The Dicyemidae is a family of tiny parasites that live in the renal appendages of cephalopods. It contains the following genera and species:
- Dicyema von Kolliker, 1849
- Dicyemennea Whitman, 1883
- Dicyemodeca
- Dicyemodeca anthinocephalum Furuya, 1999 - parasitizes Octopus dofleini
- Dicyemodeca deca (McConnaughey, 1957)
- Dicyemodeca dogieli Bogolepova, 1957
- Dodecadicyema Kalavati & Narasimhamurti, 1979
- Dodecadicyema loligoi Kalavati & Narasimhamurti, 1980
- Pleodicyema
- Pleodicyema delamarei Nouvel, 1961
- Pseudicyema Nouvel, 1933
- Pseudicyema cappacephalum Furuya, 2009
- Pseudicyema nakaoi Furuya, 1999 - parasitizes Sepia lycidas and Sepia esculenta
- Pseudicyema truncatum (Whitman, 1883)