Tapeworm Species Details

Polypocephalus indicus Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1840
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Polypocephalus
Species indicus
Authority Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Deshmukh, R. K., B. V. Jadhav and G. B. Shinde. 1982. Five new species of the genus Polypocephalus Braun, 1878. (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) India. Marathwada University Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 21: 79-86.

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Scientific Name Notes The description (incl. illustrations) of this species is poor and incomplete, and based on less than a handful of specimens. In addition, the host species of this taxon is highly suspect. The lack of access to types renders this species essentially unrecognizable. It is thus considered to be a species inquirenda.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/17/2010Modified
01/08/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/29/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cercharias
Species laticaudus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Scoliodon
Species laticaudus
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 Bombay
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype deposited in the Zoology Department, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.