Tapeworm Species Details

Lecanicephalum yorkei (Southwell, 1925) Schmidt, 1986
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7670
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Lecanicephalum
Species yorkei
Authority (Southwell, 1925) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Tylocephalum yorkei Southwell, 1925
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Schmidt, G. D. 1986. Handbook of tapeworm identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 675 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
07/17/2014Modified
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/12/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatis
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species ocellatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Puri, Orissa
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material type specimens are in the collections of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine [BMNH No. 1932.11.21.160-162, cotypes?]
Total Number of Type Specimens numerous specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.