original description
Furuya, H. (2006). Two new species of <i>Dicyema</i> (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from <i>Amphioctopus areolatus</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Species Divers. 11(3): 257-269 (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]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is an adjective composed of two Greek roots, leios, meaning "smooth", and -kephalos, meaning "-headed", in reference to the characteristic smooth-surfaced calotte of the adult stages. [details]