Tapeworm Species Details

Prochristianella scholzi Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2012
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12662
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Prochristianella
Species scholzi
Authority Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Schaeffner, B. C. and I. Beveridge. 2012. Prochristianella Dollfus, 1942 (Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae) from elasmobranchs off Borneo and Australia, including new records and the description of four new species. Zootaxa 3505: 1-25.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/26/2013 Created B. Barbeau
06/27/2013Modified
05/30/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymma 1
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymma 1
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Taeniura lymma (BO-80, BO-86)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Type host: Taeniura lymma 1 sensu Naylor et al. 2012, KA-416

Type Locality

Country Malaysia
Body of Water
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Kunak, Sabah
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia; and Tanjung Batu, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MZUM 2012.01 (holotype); MZUM 2012.02-03; MZB Ca 165-167; LRP 7829-7834; SAM AHC 35395-35399; USNPC 105183 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 35 whole-mounts
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.