Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 1808 |
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| Order | Lecanicephalidea |
| Family | Lecanicephalidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Hexacanalis |
| Species | thapari |
| Authority | Shinde, Jadhav & Jadhav, 1991 |
| Taxonomic Status | Species inquirenda |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Shinde, G. B., D. H. Jadhav and B. V. Jadhav. 1991. Hexacanalis thapari sp. nov. (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidae) from a marine fish, Trygon zugei at Ratnagiri. Indian Journal of Helminthology 43: 150-152. (428) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | Jensen (2005) considered this to be a species inquirenda, Cielocha and Jensen (2011) a species inquirenda and incertae sedis. 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. Its membership in Hexacanalis is doubtful. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 02/16/2010 | Modified | |
| 01/05/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | India |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Ratnagiri, M.S. |
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Specimens
| Type Material | [not given] |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | [not given] |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURES A & B. Hexacanalis thapari n. sp. A. Scolex. B. Mature segments. 

