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Barbeaucestus shipleyi (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Healy, Marques & Jensen, 2017
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13832
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Barbeaucestus
Species shipleyi
Authority (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Healy, Marques & Jensen, 2017
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Rhinebothrium shipleyi Southwell, 1912; Echeneibothrium shipleyi (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1925; Scalithrium shipleyi (Southwell, 1912) Ball, Neifar et Euzet, 2003
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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Caira, J. N., C. J. Healy, F. P. L. Marques, and K. Jensen. 2017. Three new genera of rhinebothriidean cestodes from stingrays in Southeast Asia. Folia Parasitologica 64: 008 (18 pp.).

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This is New Genus 2 of Healy et al. (2009).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/10/2017 Created K. Jensen
05/10/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species kuhli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Neotrygon
Species kuhlii?
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Clade 8 of Puckeridge et al. (2013) & Clade I of Borsa et al. (2016) according to Caira et al. (2017)

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material BMNH No. 1977.11.1.116–121A (neotype; Caira et al., 2017)
Total Number of Type Specimens 70
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.