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
Date
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2008-01-04 16:28:44Z
created
2010-08-06 12:26:11Z
changed

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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-7 [details]
Syntype SBMNH 144675 [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]