Tapeworm Species Details

Poecilorhynchus perplexus Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12773
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Poecilorhynchus
Species perplexus
Authority Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2013
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By B. Schaeffner
Citation(s)

Schaeffner, B. C. and I. Beveridge. 2013. Poecilorhynchus perplexus n. g., n. sp. (Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae) from the brownbanded bambooshark, Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, from Australia. Systematic Parasitology 85(1): 1-9.

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Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Hemiscylliidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species punctatum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species punctatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Eastern Indian Ocean from Nickol Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Western Australia
Coordinates 20º41'S, 116º51'E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC 35632 (holotype); SAM AHC 35633–42 and USNPC 106134 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens Based on 30 whole-mounted specimens, 6 used for SEM, terminal segments from 2 used for longitudinal sections.
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes for whole-mounts and serial sections: USNPC 106134
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.