Tapeworm Species Details

Disculiceps pileatus (Linton, 1890) Joyeux & Baer, 1936
Cathetocephalidea: Disculicipitidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 41
Order Cathetocephalidea
Family Disculicipitidae
Subfamily
Genus Disculiceps
Species pileatus
Authority (Linton, 1890) Joyeux & Baer, 1936
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Discocephalum pileatum Linton, 1890
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899.

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Joyeux, C. and J.-G. Baer. 1936. Notices helminthologiques. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 60(6): 482-501.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -family-group level homonomy of Discocephalidae resulted in replacement name Disculicepitidae, and thus also Disculiceps (see Nock & Caira, 1988).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/10/2006 Created J. N. Caira
03/11/2015Modified
05/26/2015ModifiedV. Bueno
01/07/2016Modified
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Western Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 adult, 3 young
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.