WoRMS taxon details
Dicyemennea ophioides Furuya, 1999
265728 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265728)
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 "ophioides" is derived from the Greek word meaning "snake-like" in reference to the large, snaky body...
Etymology The specific name "ophioides" is derived from the Greek word meaning "snake-like" in reference to the large, snaky body characteristics of this species. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Dicyemennea ophioides Furuya, 1999. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265728 on 2024-04-20
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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]
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Etymology The specific name "ophioides" is derived from the Greek word meaning "snake-like" in reference to the large, snaky body characteristics of this species. [details]