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Tetragonocephalum govindi Khamkar & Shinde, 2012
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12802
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species govindi
Authority Khamkar & Shinde, 2012
Taxonomic Status Unavailable name
Valid Name
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Khamkar, D. D. and G. B. Shinde. 2012. A new species Tetragonocephalum govindi n.sp. (Eucestoda: Lecanicephalidea) from Trygon zugei at Panji, Goa, India. Trends in Parasitology Research 1(2): 22-24.

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Scientific Name Notes Given that type material was not deposited for this species described after 1999, Article 16.4 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999) is violated. This name thus becomes unavailable for nomenclatural purposes.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/24/2014 Created K. Jensen
06/23/2014Modified
07/27/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/27/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
12/20/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species zugei
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyatis
Species zugei
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Panji, Goa State (West Coast of India)
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens [not given]
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.