Genus: Cardiodectes Wilson C.B., 1917 Cardiodectes Wilson, 1917, p. 50; Yamaguti, 1963, p. 188; Pillai, 1985, p727. Type species: Cardiodectes medusaeus (Wilson, 1908) accepted as Cardiodectes bellottii (Richiardi, 1882) (type by original designation). Wilson (1908) described Lernaeenicus medusaeus Wilson, 1908, and transferred Peroderma bellotti Richiardi, 1882 into the genus Lernaeenicus Lesueur, 1824. Later on, Wilson (1917) established the genus Cardiodectes Wilson, 1917 to transfer both Lernaeenicus medusaeus Wilson, 1908 and Lernaeenicus bellotti (Richiardi, 1882) and designated the former [= Cardiodectes medusaeus (Wilson, 1908)] as the type species. Cardiodectes medusaeus (Wilson, 1908) was later synonymized with Cardiodectes bellottii (Richiardi, 1882).

Published as part of Aneesh, Panakkool Thamban, Helna, Ameri Kottarathil, Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju & Maran, Balu Alagar Venmathi, 2023, A new species of Cardiodectes Wilson C. B., 1917 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida Pennellidae) from Spinyjaw greeneye, Chlorophthalmus corniger Alcock, 1894 off the Indian Ocean, pp. 277-291 in Zootaxa 5369 (2) on page 278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/10146813