WoRMS taxon details
Dicyema colurum Furuya, 1999
265683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265683)
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 Harima-nada
type locality contained in Harima-nada [details]
Etymology The specific name colurum is derived from the Greek word colouros, meaning "truncated", because the calotte region is...
Etymology The specific name colurum is derived from the Greek word colouros, meaning "truncated", because the calotte region is distinctly truncated. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Dicyema colurum Furuya, 1999. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265683 on 2025-08-05
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Nomenclature
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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]
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]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name colurum is derived from the Greek word colouros, meaning "truncated", because the calotte region is distinctly truncated. [details]
