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Cucullanus sphaerocephalus
(Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1939
AphiaID
873847
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:873847)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Nematoda
(Phylum)
Chromadorea
(Class)
Chromadoria
(Subclass)
Rhabditida
(Order)
Spirurina
(Suborder)
Ascaridomorpha
(Infraorder)
Seuratoidea
(Superfamily)
Cucullanidae
(Family)
Cucullaninae
(Subfamily)
Cucullanus
(Genus)
Cucullanus sphaerocephalus
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Cucullanus
Müller, 1777
Original name
Ascaris sphaerocephala
Rudolphi, 1809
Synonymised names
Ascaris sphaerocephala
Rudolphi, 1809
·
unaccepted
(Superseded combination)
Dacnitis sphaerocephala
(Rudolphi, 1809)
·
unaccepted
(Superseded combination)
Truttaedacnitis sphaerocephala
(Rudolphi, 1809) Petter, 1974
·
unaccepted
(Superseded combination)
Environment
marine, brackish, fresh
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
Nemys eds. (2024). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes.
Cucullanus sphaerocephalus
(Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1939. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873847 on 2025-03-18
Thematic species database citation
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits.
Cucullanus sphaerocephalus
(Rudolphi, 1809) Baylis, 1939. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873847 on 2025-03-18
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2016-04-18 07:45:11Z
created
Shamsi, Shokoofeh
2017-05-12 10:05:35Z
changed
Gibson, David
[taxonomic tree]
Sources (1)
Documented distribution (0)
Attributes (9)
Links (2)
redescription
Moravec, F. (2013). Parasitic nematodes of freshwater fishes of Europe. <em>Academia, Prague.</em> 601 pp.
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Definitions
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
(from synonym
Dacnitis sphaerocephala
(Rudolphi, 1809)
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (4 records)
(from synonym
Dacnitis sphaerocephala
(Rudolphi, 1809)
)
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