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Cathetocephalus leucas Vankara, Vijaya Lakshmi & Gangadharam, 2007
Cathetocephalidea: Cathetocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5775
Order Cathetocephalidea
Family Cathetocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Cathetocephalus
Species leucas
Authority Vankara, Vijaya Lakshmi & Gangadharam, 2007
Taxonomic Status Unavailable name
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Citation(s)

Vankara, A. P., C. Vijayalakshmi, and T. Gangadharam. 2007. On a new species, Cathetocephalus leucas (Tetraphyllidea: Cathetocephalidae) from the bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) from Bay of Bengal, Visakhapatnam coast, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 31(2): 114-119.

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Scientific Name Notes Type material not available thus violates ICZN.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/21/2009 Created A. de Chambrier
01/03/2013Modified
06/05/2015ModifiedV. Bueno
06/10/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/05/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
07/21/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species leucas
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Visakhapatnam coast
Island(s)
City/Region Bay of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
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Specimens

Type Material Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.