WoRMS taxon details
Dicyema oxycephalum Furuya, 2009
464279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464279)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Furuya, H. (2009). Two new dicyemids from <i>Sepia longipes</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Decapoda). J. Parasitol. 95(3): 681-689. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Type locality contained in Tosa Bay
type locality contained in Tosa Bay [details]
Etymology The species name is an adjective composed of two Greek roots, oxy, meaning "acute", and -kephalos, meaning "headed", in...
Etymology The species name is an adjective composed of two Greek roots, oxy, meaning "acute", and -kephalos, meaning "headed", in reference to the characteristic acute calotte of the vermiform embryo. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Dicyema oxycephalum Furuya, 2009. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464279 on 2024-11-11
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original description
Furuya, H. (2009). Two new dicyemids from <i>Sepia longipes</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Decapoda). J. Parasitol. 95(3): 681-689. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Syntype OUM ME-00020 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species name is an adjective composed of two Greek roots, oxy, meaning "acute", and -kephalos, meaning "headed", in reference to the characteristic acute calotte of the vermiform embryo. [details]