Tapeworm Species Details

Corollapex cairae Herzog & Jensen, 2017
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13803
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Corollapex
Species cairae
Authority Herzog & Jensen, 2017
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By K. S. Herzog
Citation(s)

Herzog, K.S. and K. Jensen. 2017. A new genus with two new species of lecanicephalidean tapeworms (Cestoda) from the mangrove whipray, Urogymnus granulatus (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the Solomon Islands and northern Australia. Folia Parasitologica 64(004): 12 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/01/2017 Created K. Jensen
03/01/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
04/05/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urogymnus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Solomon Islands
Body of Water Solomon Sea
Island(s) Vonavona
City/Region near Rarumana
Coordinates 08°13'24''S, 157°00'02E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Near Rarumana (08°14'13''S; 157°01'54''E), Vonavona Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands, Solomon Sea (host specimen no. SO-21); Weipa (02°35'11''S; 141°42'34''E), Queensland, Australia, Gulf of Carpentaria (host specimen no. CM03-74)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (QM No. G235510), five paratypes (QM Nos. G235511–G235515; 3 whole mounts, 1 proglottid cross-section series and its whole-mounted voucher, and 1 scolex frontal section series stained with hematoxylin and its whole-mounted voucher); three paratypes (USNM Nos. 1422068–1422070; all whole mounts;), five paratypes (LRP Nos. 9162–9177; 3 whole mounts, 1 SEM voucher, and 1 scolex frontal section series stained with PAS and its whole-mounted voucher); one paratype (IPCAS No. C-743; whole mount); scolex prepared for SEM retained in the collection of KJ at the University of Kansas
Total Number of Type Specimens 10 whole mounts, 1 terminal proglottid cross-section series, two scolex frontal section series, one scolex prepared for SEM and its deposited strobilar voucher
Voucher Material Nine immature or incomplete voucher specimens (7 whole mounts, and 2 scoleces prepared for SEM and their whole-mounted vouchers) retained in the personal collection of KJ at the University of Kansas
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.