Tapeworm Species Details

Molicola uncinatus (Linton, 1924) Palm, 2004
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13851
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Molicola
Species uncinatus
Authority (Linton, 1924) Palm, 2004
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Rhyncobothrium uncinatum Linton, 1924; Floriceps uncinatus (Linton, 1924) Yamaguti, 1952; Gymnorhynchus thyrsitae Robinson, 1959
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1924. Notes on cestode parasites of sharks and skates. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64: 1-114.

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Palm, H. W. 2004. The Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863. PKSPL-IPB Press, Bogor, 710 pp.

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Redescription

Palm, H. W. 2004. The Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863. PKSPL-IPB Press, Bogor, 710 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 81 of Linton (1924). Also redescribed in Yamaguti (1952) as Floriceps uncinatus.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/09/2017 Created K. Herzog
06/09/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/29/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
01/10/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Lamniformes
Host Family Alopiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Vulpecula
Species marina
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Alopias
Species vulpinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Xiphias gladius (as larvae)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Menemsha, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 7710 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.