Tapeworm Species Details

Yamaguticestus squali (Yamaguti, 1952) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Phyllobothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14239
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Yamaguticestus
Species squali
Authority (Yamaguti, 1952) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Phyllobothrium squali Yamaguti, 1952 (basionym); Crossobothrium squali (Yamaguti, 1952) Williams, 1968
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1952. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of fishes, II. Acta Medicinae Okayama 8: 1-76.

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Caira, J. N., V. Bueno, and K. Jensen. 2021. Emerging global novelty in phyllobothriidean tapeworms (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from sharks and skates (Elasmobranchii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society : 1-29.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/01/2021 Created B. Barbeau
03/01/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/08/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/10/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/12/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Squaliformes
Host Family Squalidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Squalus
Species suckleyi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Squalus
Species suckleyi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Squalidae de Blainville

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Onahama, Hukusiima Prefecture
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Sea of Japan, off Oga City, Akita Prefecture, Japan (39°46′55.8″N, 139°51′49.2″E) (JN-67); eastern Pacific Ocean, off Bamfield, Vancouver Island, Canada (48°50′7.9152″N, 125°08′7.7208″W)
Locality Notes Type locality is off Onahama

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Sequence data: GenBank accession MW419975, hologenophore (BAM5-wP9) LRP no. 8674
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.