Elasmobranch Specimen Details

MG - 1 Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
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ID

Species ID No. 823
Collection Code MG
Collection No. 1
Genus Pseudoginglymostoma
Species brevicaudatum
Common Name Short-tail nurse shark
ID Verified No
ID Verified By
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Orectolobiformes
Family Ginglymostomatidae
ID Notes Body cavity and spiral intestine were split open prior to fixation. Worms were removed without removing spiral intestine.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/26/2009 Created
09/03/2013Modified
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Host Specimen Attributes

Sex female
Maturity Freshness
PCL (cm) Disk Length (cm)
Fork Length (cm) Disk Width (cm)
Total Length (cm)
Host Specimen Necropsied
Host Specimen Deposition
Host DNA
Host Notes was in a jar of formalin in the museum

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Associated Parasites

Parasites 10% NBF 95% EtOH 10% NBF Picked
Valve No
Sift
Worms n/a
Parasite Specimens ( 0 )
Parasite Notes From collection sheet: "Spiral intestine checked; it remains in tact on the specimen in the Tulear Museum; fixed in formalin; at least 6 specimens of Pedibothrium n. sp. with a scolex; into 95% then 70% etoh'