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Kystocephalus translucens Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Lecanicephalidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1813
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Kystocephalus
Species translucens
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Tylocephalum translucens (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1925; Lecanicephalum translucens (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Schmidt, 1986
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Scientific Name Notes Several aspects of the scolex morphology and proglottid anatomy suggest the type species of this genus to resemble that of several different lecanicephalidean genera and thus should not be considered a synonym of any one at this time. Jensen (2005) considered the genus Kystocephalus to be a genus inquirendum and listed its type species as a species inquirenda.

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatis
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species ocellatus?
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Gulf of Mannar
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.