Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12856 |
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| Order | Diphyllidea |
| Family | Echinobothriidae |
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| Genus | Halysioncum |
| Species | gibsoni |
| Authority | Ivanov & Caira, 2013 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Ivanov, V. A. and J. N. Caira. 2013. New species of Halysioncum Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta et Ivanov, 2013 (Cestoda: Diphyllidea) from Indo-Pacific stingrays of the genus Aetomylaeus Garman (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae). Folia Parasitologica 60(4): 321-330. (6212) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 06/23/2014 | Created | |
| 07/28/2014 | Modified | |
| 06/09/2015 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/16/2015 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/23/2016 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 12/21/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Chondrichthyes | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Myliobatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | Mottled eagle ray |
Type Locality
| Country | Malaysia |
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| Body of Water | South China Sea, Pacific Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Sarawak |
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| Locality Notes | Off Sematan, Sarawak |
Specimens
| Type Material | MZUM[P] No. 2013.32 (holotype), MZUM[P] No. 2013.33-36, LRP No. 8059-8061, IPCAS No. C-636, SBC-P-00065, USNPC No. 106974 (PARATYPES). |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figs. 1-7. Halysioncum gibsoni sp. n. Fig. 1. Scolex, dorsoventral view (holotype, MZUMP 2013 .32). Fig. 2. Entire worm (paratype,
USNPC 106974). Fig. 3. Apical hooks, dorsoventral view (holotype, MZUMP 2013.32). Fig. 4. Continuous row of lateral hooldets
(paratype, USNPC 106974). Fig. 5. Detail of spines on the cephalic peduncle (holotype, MZUMP 2013.32). Fig. 6. Detail of terminal
genitalia in lateral view (paratype, USNPC 106974). Fig. 7. Mature proglottid in ventral view (holotype, MZUMP 2013.32).
Abbreviations: isv- internal seminal vesicle; ov- ovary; sr- seminal receptacle; ut- uterus; vg- vagina; 1-14- type A hooks;
1 '-14'- type B hooks. 
Figs. 8-17. Halysioncum gibsoni sp. n., scanning electron micrographs. Fig. 8. General view of scolex proper, dorsoventral view.
Small numbers indicate locations of details shown in Figs. 9-16. Fig. 9. Surface of apex of scolex. Fig. 10. Detail of trifurcate
spinitriches on lateral region of distal bothrial surface. Fig. 11. Border between central and lateral regions of distal bothrial surface.
Fig. 12. Lateral region of distal bothrial surface. Fig. 13. Proximal bothrial surface, anterior region. Fig. 14. Border between distal
and proximal bothrial surface, middle region. Fig. 15. Proximal bothrial surface, posterior region. Fig. 16. Surface of cephalic peduncle.
Fig.17. Surface of mature proglottid. Scale bars: Fig. 8 = 25 µm; Figs. 9, 11, 12 = 2 µm; Figs. 10, 13-17 = 1 µm Best viewed in Firefox
