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

Species ID 1844
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Polypocephalus
Species maharashtra
Authority Deshmukh, Jadhav & Shinde, 1982
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Elsewhere in the original description the specific epithet is spelled “maharashtrii”. This is 1 of several species of Polypocephalus described from “Trygon sephen” from India; it is unlikely that all of the species from this host are distinct, diagnosible species. The description (incl. illustrations) of this species is poor and incomplete, and based on less than a handful of specimens. In addition, 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
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/29/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species sephen?
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 Ratnagiri
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material holotype deposited in the Zoology Department, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.