Tapeworm Species Details

Lecanicephalum aegyptiacus (Hassan, 1982) Schmidt, 1986
Rhinebothriidea: Echeneibothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1814
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Echeneibothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Lecanicephalum
Species aegyptiacus
Authority (Hassan, 1982) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pseudanthobothrium aegyptiacus (Hassan, 1982) Jensen, 2005
Synonyms Discobothrium aegyptiacus Hassan, 1982
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Hassan, S. H. 1982. Discobothrium aegyptiacus n. sp., a cestode from Raja circularis in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 12: 169-173.

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Schmidt, G. D. 1986. Handbook of tapeworm identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 675 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/16/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/07/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
06/22/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species circularis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Leucoraja
Species circularis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Alexandria
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material CIP No. S 1053 A (holotype) CIP No. S 1053 B
Total Number of Type Specimens 13
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.