WoRMS taxon details
Dicyema dolichocephalum Furuya, 1999
265684 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265684)
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 Osaka Bay
type locality contained in Osaka Bay [details]
Etymology The Specific name "dolichocephalum" is composed of two Greek words, "dolichos", meaning "long", and cephalos, meaning "with...
Etymology The Specific name "dolichocephalum" is composed of two Greek words, "dolichos", meaning "long", and cephalos, meaning "with a head", in reference to the characteristic long calotte region or head in adult stages. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Dicyema dolichocephalum Furuya, 1999. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265684 on 2024-04-26
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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]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The Specific name "dolichocephalum" is composed of two Greek words, "dolichos", meaning "long", and cephalos, meaning "with a head", in reference to the characteristic long calotte region or head in adult stages. [details]