Tapeworm Species Details

Parachristianella mendozai Schaeffner & Marques, 2018
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13972
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Parachristianella
Species mendozai
Authority Schaeffner & Marques, 2018
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Schaeffner, B. C. and F. P. L. Marques. 2018. Integrative taxonomy unravels the species diversity of Parachristianella (Cestoda : Trypanorhyncha) from both sides of the Panamanian isthmus. Invertebrate Systematics 32: 278–318.

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Scientific Name Notes ZooBank Link: http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:5DA20515-5E30-4034- A552-98EF69A654A7

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/29/2018 Created K. Herzog
03/29/2018ModifiedK. Herzog
07/08/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/31/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Potamotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Styracura
Species schmardae
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Styracura
Species schmardae
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Hypanus guttatus (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) (PN15–50)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Type host specimens: PN15–51, PN15–53, PN15–55, PN15–56, PN15–57, PN15–61.

Type Locality

Country Panama
Body of Water Caribbean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region off Almirante, Bocas del Toro
Coordinates 9°17'20.3N, 82°21'18.9W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Date of collection of holotype: 29 January 2015

Specimens

Type Material MIUP No. CE3 (holotype); MIUP Nos. CE3-P1–3, MZUSP Nos. 7846–7851, HWML Nos. 139254–139282 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material MZUSP Nos. 7852–7864 (molecular vouchers)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.