Tapeworm Species Details

Lecanicephalum singhii (Jadhav & Shinde, 1981) Schmidt, 1986
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1827
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Lecanicephalum
Species singhii
Authority (Jadhav & Shinde, 1981) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Tylocephalum singhii Jadhav & Shinde, 1981
Synonyms
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Jadhav, B. V. and G. B. Shinde. 1981. A new species of the genus Tylocephalum Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) from an Indian marine fish. Indian Journal of Parasitology 5: 109-111.

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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
07/29/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
04/24/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

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
Island(s)
City/Region Bombay
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material types deposited in the Zoology Department, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
Total Number of Type Specimens 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.