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