WoRMS taxon details
Dicyema balanocephalum Furuya, 2006
265676 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265676)
accepted
Species
marine
Furuya, H. (2006). Two new species of <i>Dicyema</i> (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from <i>Amphioctopus areolatus</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Species Divers. 11(3): 257-269 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Type locality contained in Tosa Bay
type locality contained in Tosa Bay [details]
Etymology The specific name is an adjective composed of two Greek roots, balanos, meaning "acorn", and -kephalos, meaning "-headed",...
Etymology The specific name is an adjective composed of two Greek roots, balanos, meaning "acorn", and -kephalos, meaning "-headed", in reference to the characteristic acorn-shaped calotte of the adult stages. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Dicyema balanocephalum Furuya, 2006. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265676 on 2024-04-19
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Furuya, H. (2006). Two new species of <i>Dicyema</i> (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from <i>Amphioctopus areolatus</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Species Divers. 11(3): 257-269 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is an adjective composed of two Greek roots, balanos, meaning "acorn", and -kephalos, meaning "-headed", in reference to the characteristic acorn-shaped calotte of the adult stages. [details]
