Tapeworm Species Details

Disculiceps tandoni Pramanik & Manna, 2005
Cathetocephalidea: Disculicipitidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12874
Order Cathetocephalidea
Family Disculicipitidae
Subfamily
Genus Disculiceps
Species tandoni
Authority Pramanik & Manna, 2005
Taxonomic Status Unavailable name
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K.A. Gallagher
Citation(s)

Pramanik, P.B. and B. Manna. 2005. Disculiceps tandoni new species (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea: Disculicepitidae) from Carcharias walbeehmii Bleeker and Day 1878 from Bay of Bengal at Digha c. Proceedings of the Zoological Society 58(2): 121-125.

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Scientific Name Notes Type material not available thus violates ICZN.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2014 Created
08/22/2014Modified
06/10/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
07/27/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/05/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
07/21/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species walbeehmii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Host is possibly Rhizoprionodon acutus?

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Bay of Bengal
Island(s)
City/Region Digha coast
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype in one slide; Paratype one in one slide. Accession No.- 000027/03
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.