The Dicyemidae is a family of tiny
parasite
Parasitism is a Symbiosis, close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the Host (biology), host, causing it some harm, and is Adaptation, adapted str ...
s that live in the
renal appendages of
cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan Taxonomic rank, class Cephalopoda (Greek language, Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral symm ...
s. It contains the following genera and species:
* ''
Dicyema
''Dicyema'' is a genus of worms belonging to the family Dicyemidae.
Species:
* '' Dicyema acciaccatum'' McConnaughey, 1949
* '' Dicyema acheroni'' McConnaughey, 1949
* '' Dicyema acuticephalum'' Nouvel, 1947 - parasitizes ''Octopus vulgaris''
...
''
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)
References
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Parasites of molluscs
Parasitic protostomes
Spiralian families
Dicyemida