Tapeworm Species Details

Dollfusiella acuta Menoret & Ivanov, 2015
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13566
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Dollfusiella
Species acuta
Authority Menoret & Ivanov, 2015
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Menoret, A. and V. A. Ivanov. 2015. Trypanorhynch cestodes (Eutetrarhynchidae) from batoids along the coast of Argentina, including the description of new species in Dollfusiella Campbell et Beveridge, 1994 and Mecistobothrium Heinz et Dailey, 1974. Folia Parasitologica 62: 058.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes see Menoret & Ivanov (2015) for an additional SEM plate of D. acuta.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/27/2015 Created K. Jensen
10/27/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
01/10/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/31/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Arhynchobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sympterygia
Species acuta
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sympterygia
Species acuta
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Sympterygia bonapartii; Atlantoraja castelnaui; Atlantoraja platana
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region off Punta Mejillσn, Rνo Negro Province
Coordinates 41°11'S, 64°03'W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Off Puerto Quequιn, Buenos Aires Province (38°37'S; 58°53'W); off Rνo Colorado (39°55'S; 62°03'W), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MACN-Pa No. 575/1 (holotype); MACN-Pa No. 575/2–4, IPCAS C-700 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 5 paratypes
Voucher Material "Additional specimens (whole mounts, histological sections and specimens prepared for SEM) retained in the personal collection of Verσnica Ivanov."
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.