Tapeworm Species Details

Polypocephalus radiatus Braun, 1878
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1849
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Polypocephalus
Species radiatus
Authority Braun, 1878
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Braun, M. 1878. Zwei neue Bandwürmer. Arbeiten aus dem Zoologisch-Zootomischen Institut in Würzburg, Neue Folge 4: 297-302.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes See Subhapradha (1951) for additional information.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/17/2010Modified
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/12/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Rhinobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhinobatus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Glaucostegus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water East Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region “ostindischen Meeren”
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [not given] [ZMB Verm. Entoz. 3182- 1 to 4; syntypes]
Total Number of Type Specimens [“sehr zahlreich”, very numerous]
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.