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Tetragonocephalum pulensis Kankale, 2014
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13515
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species pulensis
Authority Kankale, 2014
Taxonomic Status Unavailable name
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Citation(s)

Kankale, N. M. 2014. A new species of genus- Tetragonocephalum pulensis from a marine fish Trygon zugei. Indian Journal of Applied Research 4(4): 568–569.

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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
07/29/2015 Created K. Jensen
08/28/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/27/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
12/20/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
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Genus Trygon
Species zugei
Subspecies
Type Host
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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 Ratnagiri (west coast)
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.