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Tetragonocephalum sabae Roohi Aminjan & Malek, 2016
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13819
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species sabae
Authority Roohi Aminjan & Malek, 2016
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Roohi Aminjan, A. and M. Malek. 2016. Two new cestode species of Tetragonocephalum Shipley & Hornell, 1905 (Lecanicephalidea, Tetragonocephalidae) from Himantura randalli Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Moore (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatidae) from the Gulf of Oman. ZooKeys 623: 1–13.

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Scientific Name Notes http://zoobank.org/5FA0CE20-885D-4433-9B69-1C830667FD86

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/10/2017 Created K. Jensen
05/10/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
06/14/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
12/20/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Himantura
Species randalli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Maculabatis
Species randalli
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) none
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes host no. MM1009

Type Locality

Country Iran
Body of Water Gulf of Oman
Island(s)
City/Region off Jod, Zarabad
Coordinates 25°26'58N, 59°30'29E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities none
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: Slide. Original label: “Tetragonocephalum sabae; Roohi Aminjan & Malek; Holotype; Canada balsam; ID: A. Roohi Aminjan & M. Malek; Scolex, proglottid & worm drawn; ZUTC Platy. 1500; (AR-1009u); ex Himantura randalli; spiral intestine; Gulf of Oman, Iran; Coll. May 2011”; Zoological Museum, University of Tehran, Tehran (ZUTC). Paratypes: Two slides, ZUTC Platy. 1501 and ZUTC Platy. 1503, from the same host individual as the holotype.
Total Number of Type Specimens 3
Voucher Material Two scoleces for SEM, ZUTC Platy. 1502s and ZUTC Platy. 1504s (two stubs) and their whole-mounted vouchers, ZUTC Platy. 1502v and ZUTC Platy. 1504v (two slides), from the same host individual as the holotype.
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.