Tapeworm Species Details

Hexacanalis zugeis Shinde & Deshmukh, 1979
Lecanicephalidea: Lecanicephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1811
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Lecanicephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Hexacanalis
Species zugeis
Authority Shinde & Deshmukh, 1979
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Shinde, G. B. and R. A. Deshmukh. 1979. On two new species of Hexacanalis Perrenoud, 1931 (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidae) from marin fishes. Marathwada University Journal of Science 18: 133-139.

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Scientific Name Notes 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
02/16/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water West Coast of India
Island(s)
City/Region Ratnagiri
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material specimens deposited in Zoology Department, Marathwada University, Aurangabad
Total Number of Type Specimens 20
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.