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Nybelinia kamegaii Palm & Bray, 2014
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12902
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Nybelinia
Species kamegaii
Authority Palm & Bray, 2014
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Palm, H. W. and R. A. Bray. 2014. Tentaculariid cestodes (Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863) from Hawaii, with the description of Nybelinia kamegaii sp. nov. In Marine Fish Parasitology in Hawaii, H. W. Palm and R. A. Bray (eds.). Westarp & Partner Digitaldruck, Hohenwarsleben, 295–302 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/20/2014 Created HW Palm
11/05/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/19/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
06/02/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species cf. hawaiiense
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
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Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Dendrochirus brachypterus (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae), Iniistius umbrilatus (Perciformes: Labridae), Katsuwonus pelamis (Perciformes: Scombridae)
Site in Host stomach (as adult); body cavity, intestine, and mesenteries (as larva)
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s) Hawaii
City/Region Oahu
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Specimens

Type Material Holotype from the stomach of Dasyatis sp. (cf. hawaiiense) (Dasyatidae), 25.05.1964 (MPM 15755/83652), paratype from the body cavity of Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829) (Scorpaenidae), 22.10.1964 (MPM 15756/83896); paratype from the mesentery of lniistius umbrilatus (Jenkins, 1901) (Labridae), 25.08.1965 (MPM 15757/83916), in the Meguro Parasitological Museum, Tokyo.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material Single slide with 2 specimens from Katsuwonus pelam1s (L., 1758) (Scombridae), 28.12.1962 (MPM 15758/83727), 4 slides with 9 specimens from lniistius umbri/atus, 25.08.1965 (MPM 15757/83916, MPM 15759/83915, MPM 15760/ 83918, MPM 15761/83920).
Specimen Notes Several specimens on the slides, very dark staining
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.