Dicyemidae


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, 1849Dicyemennea Whitman, 1883Dicyemodeca
  • * Dicyemodeca anthinocephalum Furuya, 1999 - parasitizes Octopus dofleini
  • * Dicyemodeca deca
  • * Dicyemodeca dogieli Bogolepova, 1957Dodecadicyema Kalavati & Narasimhamurti, 1979
  • * Dodecadicyema loligoi Kalavati & Narasimhamurti, 1980Pleodicyema
  • * Pleodicyema delamarei Nouvel, 1961Pseudicyema Nouvel, 1933
  • * Pseudicyema cappacephalum Furuya, 2009
  • * Pseudicyema nakaoi Furuya, 1999 - parasitizes Sepia lycidas and Sepia esculenta
  • * ''Pseudicyema truncatum''