Tapeworm Species Details

Tetragonocephalum levicorpum Jensen & Guyer, 2021
Lecanicephalidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14231
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species levicorpum
Authority Jensen & Guyer, 2021
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Jensen, K. and R. Guyer. 2021. First report of Lecanicephalidean tapeworms (Eucestoda) from freshwater, including description of three new species of Tetragonocephalum Shipley and Hornell, 1905. Journal of Parasitology 107(1): 1-15.

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Scientific Name Notes ZooBank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4F0BF035- 761C-4014-9734-404A62FE1C2A

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/20/2021 Created B. Barbeau
01/20/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/15/2022ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes:
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urogymnus
Species polylepis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species polylepis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Host specimen no. KA-393

Type Locality

Country Indonesia
Body of Water Celebes Sea
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Pasar Beringin, North Kalimantan, Tarakan
Coordinates 3° 17' 47.04N, 117° 34' 57.26E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material MZBCa 209 (holotype); MZBCa 210 (paratype); USNM 1620835–1620839 (paratypes); LRP 10268–10273 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 13
Voucher Material scoleces prepared for SEM retained in the personal collection of KJ at the University of Kansas
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.