Philopterus (Goniodes) dissimilis Denny, 1842: 57, 162, pl. 12: fig. 6.
Goniodes dissimilis Nitzsch in Denny, 1842; Harrison 1916: 76.
Oulocrepis dissimilis (Nitzsch) [sic]; KÉler 1939: 98, figs 51–52.
Goniodes dissimilis Denny, 1842 [sic]; Clay 1940b: 62, figs 41–43.
Goniodes dissimilis Nitzsch [sic]; Roman-Bolelli 1947: 7.
Goniodes dissimilis Denny, 1842 [sic]; Hopkins & Clay 1952: 153.
Goniodes dissimilis; Torres et al. 1974: 116.
Goniodes dissimilis; González-Acuña et al. 2009: 182.
Goniodes dissimilis (Denny, 1842); Palma 2017: 118.
Neotype ♀ in NHML (see Clay 1940b: 65).
Type host: Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758).
Chilean host: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson, 1760.
Other hosts: Gallus sonneratii Temminck, 1813; Gallus lafayettii Lesson, 1831.
Chilean locality: Valdivia: Region XIV.
Geographic distribution: All continents, except Antarctica.
Chilean references: Roman-Bolelli (1947); Torres et al. (1974); González-Acuña et al. (2009).
Other significant references: Clay (1940b); Emerson (1956: 69, pl. 3); Palma (1996: 181); Price et al. (2003: 184); Martín-Mateo (2009: 49, fig. 11E); Palma (2010: 408); Palma (2017).
Remarks: Goniodes dissimilis was introduced to Chile and other countries by human agency with chickens.