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Heteronybelinia mattisi Menoret & Ivanov, 2012
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12768
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Heteronybelinia
Species mattisi
Authority Menoret & Ivanov, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By B. Schaeffner
Citation(s)

Menoret, A. and V. A. Ivanov. 2012. A new species of Heteronybelinia (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from Sympterygia bonapartii (Rajidae), Nemadactylus bergi (Cheilodactylidae) and Raneya brasiliensis (Ophidiidae) in the south-western Atlantic, with comments on host specificity of the genus. Journal of Helminthology : 1-16.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/23/2013 Created B. Barbeau
08/20/2014Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Arhynchobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sympterygia
Species bonapartii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sympterygia
Species bonapartii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Raneya brasiliensis (Kaup, 1856), Nemadactylus bergi (Norman, 1937)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Plerocercoids in pyloric stomach of S. bonapartii and visceral mesentery of teleosts

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water Argentine Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Puerto Quequen, Buenos aires Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude 38°37'S
DD Longitude 58°53'W
Additional Localities Off Puerto Quequen (39°03'S, 59°05'W), off San Clemente del Tuyu (36°09'S, 55°53'W), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (adult) and three paratypes (1 plerocercoid and 2 adults) deposited at MACN-Pa No. 537/1–4, two paratypes (1 plerocercoid and 1 adult) deposited at NHMUK No. 2012.9.11.1-2. Additional specimens (whole mounts, histological sections and specimens prepared for SEM) are retained in the personal collection of the senior author (V.I.).
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.