Two New Species of Dicyemids (Phylum Dicyemida) from Octopus conispadiceus (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopoda) in Japanese Waters

Two new species of dicyemids are described from an octopus, Octopus conispadiceus (Sasaki, 1917), collected off Shiranuka, Hokkaido, Japan. Dicyemennea tsunekii sp. nov. is a large species that reaches about 1 mm in length. The vermiform stage is characterized by 33–35 peripheral cells, a conical ca...

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Published in:Species Diversity
Main Author: Hidetaka Furuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 2025-07-01
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