Tapeworm Species Details

Halysioncum boisii (Southwell, 1911) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12745
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Halysioncum
Species boisii
Authority (Southwell, 1911) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Echinobothrium boisii Southwell, 1911
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By V. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1911. Description of nine new species of cestode parasites, including two new genera from marine fishes of Ceylon. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 216-225.

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Caira, J. N., F. P. L. Marques, K. Jensen, R. Kuchta, and V. Ivanov. 2013. Phylogenetic analysis and reconfiguration of genera in the cestode order Diphyllidea. International Journal for Parasitology 43: 621-639.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/18/2013 Created B. Barbeau
08/20/2014Modified
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
02/03/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/23/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatus
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka [Ceylon]
Body of Water Portugal Bay
Island(s)
City/Region
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Specimens

Type Material see notes
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 specimen
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Type material not designated but possibly deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Tyler 2006)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.