Tapeworm Species Details

Hexacanalis indirajii Murlidhar, 1986
Lecanicephalidea: Lecanicephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1806
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Lecanicephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Hexacanalis
Species indirajii
Authority Murlidhar, 1986
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Murlidhar, A. 1986. A new cestode Hexacanalis indirajii sp. n. (Lecanicephalidae) from a marine fish, Trygon sephen at Kakinada (east coast of India). Indian Journal of Helminthology 38: 151-156.

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Scientific Name Notes The authors neither explicitly fixed a holotype to syntypes, nor included a statement of intent that types will be (or are) deposited in a collection and a statement indicating the name and location of that collection. Thus, type material is essentially NOT available. In addition, this species is unrecognizable based on its original description. It is therefore considered a species inquirenda. Cielocha and Jensen (2011) considered this to be a species inquirenda and incertae sedis. Its membership in Hexacanalis is doubtful.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/16/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

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
Island(s)
City/Region Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens 5
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.