Tapeworm Species Details

Pristiorhynchus palmi Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12641
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pristiorhynchus
Species palmi
Authority Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Schaeffner, B. C. and I. Beveridge. 2013. Pristiorhynchus palmi n. g., n. sp. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from sawfishes (Pristidae) off Australia, with redescriptions and new records of six species of the Otobothrioidea Dollfus, 1942. Systematic Parasitology 84(2): 97-121.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/08/2013 Created B. Barbeau
10/18/2013Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Pristidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Anoxypristis
Species cuspidata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Anoxypristis
Species cuspidata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Pristis zijsron (AU-33)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Host specimens for A. cuspidata: NT-58, NT-65 & NT-89

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Arafura Sea
Island(s) Wessel Islands
City/Region Northern Territory
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Timor Sea off Darwin (Buffalo Creek), Northern Territory, Australia; Coral Sea off Balgal, Queensland, Australia
Locality Notes Type locality: off the Wessel Islands (eastern part)

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC 35587 (holotype); BMNH 2012.5.14.1-7, LRP 7896-7901, USNPC 105631-33, SAM AHC 35588-600 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 64 whole mounts, 1 specimen in glycerine, 6 specimens used for SEM, 3 longitudinally sectioned specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.