Tapeworm Species Details

Lecanicephalum margaritiferae (Seurat, 1906) Schmidt, 1986
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1819
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Lecanicephalum
Species margaritiferae
Authority (Seurat, 1906) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Tylocephalum margaritiferae Seurat, 1906
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Citation(s)

Seurat, L.-G. 1906. Sur un cestode parasite des huîtres perlières déterminant la production des perles fines aux îles Gambier. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l‘Académie des Sciences 142: 801-803.

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

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This species was described for specimens identified as lecanicephalidean larvae from pearl oysters. Seurat also described an adult worm from "Aetobatis narinari" which he considered to likely be the adult of these larvae. This species is essentially unrecognizable based on its original description, was not illustrated, and is therefore considered a species inquirenda.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/16/2010Modified
01/06/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
04/24/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
12/20/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Unionoida
Host Family Margaritiferidae
Type Host
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Genus Margaritifera
Species margaritifera
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country French Polynesia
Body of Water South Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Gambier Islands
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Specimens

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