Tapeworm Species Details

Hexacanalis smythii Murlidhar, Shinde & Jadhav, 1986
Lecanicephalidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1941
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Hexacanalis
Species smythii
Authority Murlidhar, Shinde & Jadhav, 1986
Taxonomic Status Nomen nudum
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Murlidhar, A., G. B. Shinde, and B. B. Jadhav. 1986. Hexacanalis smythii n. sp. (Cestoda: Leconicephalidae) from a marine fish at Kakinada, India. Annual Number of the National Academy of Science : 123.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes The brief description of this species is given in a 3-sentence long abstract. For nomenclatural purposes, abstracts do not constitute published work (ICZN, Art. 9) and the name is therefore a nomen nudum (i.e, unavailable).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/13/2006 Created J. Caira, K. Jensen
02/16/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species centrura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyatis
Species centroura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Kakinada
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Specimens

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