Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus leucomelanus Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13840
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species leucomelanus
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Eutetrarhynchus leucomelanus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on page 64 of Shipley & Hornell (1906)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/05/2017 Created K. Herzog
06/05/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
12/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Dutch Bay Spit
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional locality included in Beveridge (1990): Fog Bay, Northern Territory, Australia

Specimens

Type Material NMW 35 (syntypes) (as per Beveridge [1990])
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Beveridge (1990) also identifies a syntype from Fog Bay, N.T., Australia (HC 18365). SAM 18365 [?]
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.