WoRMS taxon detailsDicyema sphaerocephalum Furuya, 2005
265701 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:265701)
accepted
Species
marine
Furuya, H. (2005). Three new species of <i>Dicyema</i> (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from <i>Octopus kagoshimensis</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Species Divers. 10(4): 231-247 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Type locality contained in Tosa Bay
type locality contained in Tosa Bay [details]
Etymology The specific name is composed of two Greek words, sphaeros, meaning "sphere", and cephalos, meaning "head", in reference to...
Etymology The specific name is composed of two Greek words, sphaeros, meaning "sphere", and cephalos, meaning "head", in reference to the characteristic spherical calotte of the adult stages. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Dicyema sphaerocephalum Furuya, 2005. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=265701 on 2025-02-06
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original description
Furuya, H. (2005). Three new species of <i>Dicyema</i> (Dicyemida: Dicyemidae) from <i>Octopus kagoshimensis</i> (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Species Divers. 10(4): 231-247 (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
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is composed of two Greek words, sphaeros, meaning "sphere", and cephalos, meaning "head", in reference to the characteristic spherical calotte of the adult stages. [details]
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