WoRMS taxon details

Dicyemodeca anthinocephalum Furuya, 1999

265919  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265919)

accepted
Species
marine
Furuya, H. (1999). Fourteen new species of dicyemid mesozoans from six Japanese cephalopods, with comments on host specificity. Species Divers. 4(2): 257-319 (look up in IMIS[details]   
Type locality contained in Shiriya-zaki  
type locality contained in Shiriya-zaki [details]
Etymology The specific name "anthinocephalum" is derived from the Greek words anthinos, meaning "flower-like", and cephalos, meaning...  
Etymology The specific name "anthinocephalum" is derived from the Greek words anthinos, meaning "flower-like", and cephalos, meaning "with a head", because the head or calotte is characteristically flower-shaped. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Dicyemodeca anthinocephalum Furuya, 1999. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265919 on 2024-04-29
Date
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2008-01-04 16:28:44Z
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2010-08-09 06:38:03Z
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original description Furuya, H. (1999). Fourteen new species of dicyemid mesozoans from six Japanese cephalopods, with comments on host specificity. Species Divers. 4(2): 257-319 (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]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype NSMT Me-18 [details]
Syntype SBMNH 144695 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name "anthinocephalum" is derived from the Greek words anthinos, meaning "flower-like", and cephalos, meaning "with a head", because the head or calotte is characteristically flower-shaped. [details]