Isthomosacanthidae


Isthomosacanthidae is a family of parasitic spiny-headed worms.

Species

Isthomosacanthidae contains the following genera and species:

Golvanorhynchus

Golvanorhynchus Noronha, Fabio & Pinto, 1978 contains one species.Golvanorhynchus golvani Noronha, Fabio & Magalhaes, 1978
G. golvani was found parasitizing the Atlantic chub mackerel.

Gorgorhynchoides

Gorgorhynchoides Cable and Linderoth, 1963 contains many species.
  • Gorgorhynchoides bullocki Cable and Mafarachisi, 1970
  • Gorgorhynchoides cablei
  • Gorgorhynchoides cribbi Smales, 2014
  • Gorgorhynchoides elongatus Cable and Linderoth, 1963
  • Gorgorhynchoides epinepheli Wang, 1986
  • Gorgorhynchoides gnathanodontos Smales, 2014
  • Gorgorhynchoides golvani
Found in Australia and has 14 to 16 rows of 3 large, 7 spiniform hooks on their proboscis.
  • Gorgorhynchoides indicus Bhattacharya and Banerjee, 2003
  • Gorgorhynchoides lintoni Cable and Mafarachisi, 1970
  • Gorgorhynchoides orientalis
  • Gorgorhynchoides queenslandensis Smales, 2014
  • 'Gorgorhynchoides valiyathurae'''''

Serrasentis

Serrasentis Van Cleave, 1923 contains many species.
  • Serrasentis engraulisi Gupta & Gupta, 1980
  • Serrasentis fotedari Gupta & Fatma, 1980
  • Serrasentis gibsoni
  • Serrasentis golvani Gupta & Kumar, 1987
  • Serrasentis lamelliger
  • Serrasentis manazo Bilqees & Khan, 2005
  • Serrasentis mujibi Bilqees, 1972
  • Serrasentis nadakali George & Nadakal, 1978
  • Serrasentis niger Kahatoon and Bilqees, 2007
  • Serrasentis psenesi Gupta & Gupta, 1980
  • Serrasentis sagittifer
  • Serrasentis sauridae Surekha and Vijayalakshmi, 2006
  • Serrasentis sciaenus Bilqees, 1972
  • Serrasentis sidaroszakaio Tadros, Iskandar & Wassef, 1979

Hosts

Isthomosacanthidae species parasitize fish hosts.