WoRMS taxon details
Dicyemennea trochocephalum Furuya, 1999
265731 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265731)
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 Fukushima Prefecture
type locality contained in Fukushima Prefecture [details]
Etymology The specific name "trochocephalum" is composed of two Greek words, trochos meaning "wheel" and cephalos meaning "with a...
Etymology The specific name "trochocephalum" is composed of two Greek words, trochos meaning "wheel" and cephalos meaning "with a head", because its calotte or head is characteristically wheel-shaped. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Dicyemennea trochocephalum Furuya, 1999. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265731 on 2024-04-28
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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]
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
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Etymology The specific name "trochocephalum" is composed of two Greek words, trochos meaning "wheel" and cephalos meaning "with a head", because its calotte or head is characteristically wheel-shaped. [details]
