Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13567 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Eutetrarhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dollfusiella |
| Species | cortezensis |
| Authority | (Friggens & Duszynski, 2005) Schaeffner, 2014 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Eutetrarhynchus cortezensis Friggens & Duszyinski, 2005 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Friggens, M. M. and D. W. Duszynski. 2005. Four new cestode species from the spiral intestine of the round stingray, Urobatis halleri, in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Comparative Parasitology 72(2): 136-149. (4274) Download PDFSchaeffner, B. C. 2014. Review of the genus Eutetrarhynchus Pintner, 1913 (Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae), with the description of Eutetrarhynchus beveridgei n. sp. Systematic Parasitology 87(3): 219–229. (6494) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | Schaeffner (2014) created the new combination. Menoret & Ivanov (2015), apparently unaware of Schaeffner's earlier work, also created the new combination. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 10/27/2015 | Created | K. Jensen |
| 10/27/2015 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 05/29/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 06/02/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 06/07/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 07/27/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 04/12/2018 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 01/10/2022 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Urotrygonidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | chambers 1-12 |
Type Locality
| Country | México |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Puerto Peñasco, Sonora |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 31.308 |
| DD Longitude | -113.548 |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC No. 92215 (holotype); USNPC Nos. 92216-7 (paratypes). |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 9 whole mounted specimens and 2 specimens examined with SEM |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figures 12–14. Eutetrarhynchus cortezensis n. sp. Figures 15–20. Tentacle armature of Eutetrarhynchus cortezensis n. sp. 12. Entire worm. 13. Scolex. 14. Early gravid proglottid. (C, cirrus; CS, cirrus sac; ES, external seminal vesicle; OV, ovary; SR, seminal receptacle; V, vagina; VT, vitellaria; T, testes.); 15. Metabasal bothrial surface. 16. Metabasal external surface. 17. Metabasal antibothrial surface. 18. Basal bothrial surface. 19. Basal external surface. 20. Basal antibothrial surface.
Figures 9–11. Scanning electron micrographs of Eutetrarhynchus cortezensis n. sp. 9. Scolex of E. cortezensis. 10. Tentacles of E. cortezensis showing homeoacanthous nature of the armature. 11. Pectinate blade-like microtriches from proximate bothrial and pars bothridialis surfaces of the E. cortezensis scolex.


