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Tetragonocephalum mackenziei Roohi Aminjan & Malek, 2017
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13821
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species mackenziei
Authority Roohi Aminjan & Malek, 2017
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. 2017. Two new species of Tetragonocephalum (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) from Pastinachus sephen (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from the Gulf of Oman. Folia Parasitologica 64: 014 (8 pp.).

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Scientific Name Notes urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D3E84007-1F6A-4E83-A4EC-BCB3BAFB2B2A

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 Pastinachus
Species sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species sephen
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) none
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes host no. MM739

Type Locality

Country Iran
Body of Water Gulf of Oman
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates 25°05'12''N, 60°02'16''E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities none
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (ZUTC Platy. 1509), one paratype (ZUTC Platy. 1510)
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material One scolex for SEM (ZUTC Platy. 1511s) and its whole-mounted voucher (ZUTC Platy. 1511v)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.