Tapeworm Species Details

Heterosphyriocephalus tergestinus (Pintner, 1913) Dallarés, Carrassón & Schaeffner, 2017
Trypanorhyncha: Sphyriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13907
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Sphyriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Heterosphyriocephalus
Species tergestinus
Authority (Pintner, 1913) Dallarés, Carrassón & Schaeffner, 2017
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Sphyriocephalus tergestinus Pintner, 1913
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Pintner, T. 1913. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Tetrarhynchoideen. Sitzunzberichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematik-Naturwissenschaften Classe 122: 171-253.

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Dallarés, S., M. Carrassón, and B.C. Schaeffner. 2017. Revision of the family Sphyriocephalidae Pintner, 1913 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), with the description of Heterosphyriocephalus encarnae n. sp. and redescriptions of two species of Sphyriocephalus. Parasitology International 66: 843-862.

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Redescription

Dallarés, S., M. Carrassón, and B.C. Schaeffner. 2017. Revision of the family Sphyriocephalidae Pintner, 1913 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), with the description of Heterosphyriocephalus encarnae n. sp. and redescriptions of two species of Sphyriocephalus. Parasitology International 66: 843-862.

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Scientific Name Notes Pintner (1913) provided an extremely limited description of the species. The first detailed description was provided by Pintner (1930) (citation #4319)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/11/2017 Created K. Herzog
09/11/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
01/10/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Lamniformes
Host Family Alopiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Alopecias
Species vulpes
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Alopias
Species vulpinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) In his original description, Pintner (1913) says that he also found worms similar to S. tergestinus in the stomach and intestine of both Lepidopus caudatus and Brama raji (now accepted as Brama brama), suggesting that they may be additional hosts of this specices
Site in Host stomach
Host Notes Additional hosts (plerocerci): Aphanopus carbo, Brama brama, Brama dussumieri, Conger conger, Lepidopus caudatus, Macruronus novaezelandiae, Taractichthys steindachneri, Trachurus picturatus; Additional hosts (adults): Euprotomicrus bispinatus, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus glaucus (as reported in redescription by Dallarés et al., 2017)

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water Adriatic Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Trieste
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Mediterranean Sea, Italy: off Naples, Palermo, and Messina; Mediterranean Sea, Spain: off Cap de Creus, Sant Pol de Mar, and Tarragona; Mediterranean Sea, Algeria: off Bouharoun; Atlantic Ocean, Spain: from the Gulf of Cádiz; Atlantic Ocean, Portugal: off Sesimbra and Madeira; North Atlantic Ocean: from the Great Meteor Seamount (GMS); Pacific Ocean, USA: from the Johnston Atoll and Hawaii; Pacific Ocean, Japan: from the eastern coastline of Japan (locality unknown); Pacific Ocean, Mexico: from the western coastline of Mexico (locality unknown); north-central Pacific Ocean (locality unknown); Indian Ocean, Indonesia: off Pelabuhan Ratu; Tasman Sea, Australia: off Tasmania (as reported in redescription by Dallarés et al., 2017)

Specimens

Type Material NHW 2071 and 2076 (syntypes) (as given in Palm, 2004)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Deposited new material from redescription by Dallarés et al. (2017): USNM 1421485–1421487; SAM 36249–36253 & 47775; UABpc C1–13 & C19
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.