Tapeworm Species Details

Flapocephalus saurashtri Shinde & Deshmukh, 1979
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1804
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Flapocephalus
Species saurashtri
Authority Shinde & Deshmukh, 1979
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K. Jensen
Citation(s)

Shinde, G. B. and R. A. Deshmukh. 1979. On a new species of Flapocephalus Deshmukh R. A., 1977 (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidae Braun, 1900) from a marine fish at Veraval, west coast of India. Rivista di Parassitologia 40: 295-298.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/11/2010Modified
08/07/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
10/06/2025ModifiedK. Hanselman

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Arabian Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Veraval, Saurashtra [Gujarat]
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.