Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14353 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Rhoptrobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Myzophyllobothrium |
| Species | narinari |
| Authority | (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Jensen, Pen & Caira, 2021 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Myzocephalus narinari Shipley and Hornell, 1906; Myzocephalus sp. 1 of Caira et al. 2014 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96. (431) Download PDFJensen, K., I. A. M. Pen, and J. N. Caira. 2021. A revision of the Rhoptrobothriidae (Cestoda: "Tetraphyllidea"). Zootaxa 4999(3): 201-218. (7364) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/19/2021 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 07/19/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 11/19/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Aetobatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Ceylon [Sri Lanka] |
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| City/Region | Dutch Bay |
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| Additional Localities | Darwin (12°20’11”S, 130°54’39”E), Northern Territory, Australia; see Caira et al. 2001, 2014); Sepuk Laut (00°12’51.60”S, 109°05’00.30”E), West Kalimantan, South China Sea, Indonesian Borneo |
| Locality Notes | Ceylon is an old name for Sri Lanka. |
Specimens
| Type Material | |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | Redescription based on 12 whole mature worms, cross-section series of one scolex, longitudinal-section series of two scolices, one cross-section series of mature proglottids, and two scolices examined with SEM) |
| Voucher Material | Specimens Deposited: Two mature worms (BRT-P nos. 004 and 005); five mature worms (USNM nos. 1655902– 1655906), scolex longitudinal (USNM no. 1655908) and cross-section series (USNM no. 1655907), and proglottid cross-section series (USNM no. 1655909); five mature worms (LRP nos. 10336–10340), scolex longitudinal section series (LRP nos. 10341–10346), and two SEM strobilar vouchers (LRP nos. 10347 and 10348); scolices examined with SEM retained with KJ at the University of Kansas; Sequence Data: KF685887 (hologenophore, LRP no. 8280) ex Aetobatus ocellatus (AU-41) of Caira et al. (2014) (as Myzocephalus sp. 1); MZ189003 and MZ189004 (hologenophores, LRP nos. 10349 and 10350, respectively) ex Aetobatus ocellatus (SL-2); MZ189002 (hologenophore, LRP no. 10361) ex Aetobatus ocellatus (KA-304) |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURE 2. Line drawings of Myzophyllobothrium narinari (Shipley and Hornell, 1906) n. comb. from Aetobatus ocellatus from Sri Lanka (A–C). A. Scolex (USNM no. 1655906, voucher) of M. narinari. B. Whole worm (USNM no. 1655905, voucher) of M. narinari. C. Terminal mature proglottid (USNM no. 1655903, voucher) of M. narinari. 
FIGURE 4. Photomicrographs of Myzophyllobothrium narinari (Shipley and Hornell, 1906) n. comb. from Aetobatus ocellatus from Sri Lanka
(B–E). B. Longitudinal section through scolex of M. narinari; arrowhead points to region of cephalic peduncle between bothridia from remi. C. Cross section through scolex of M. narinari at level of remi posterior to bothridia. D. Cross section through mature proglottid of M. narinari at level of anterior to cirrus sac. E. Cross section through mature proglottid of M. narinari at level of ovary anterior to ovarian bridge. Abbreviations: MG, Mehlis’ gland; O, ovary; T, testes; V, vitelline follicles; VE, ventral excretory vessel. 
FIGURE 3. Scanning electron micrographs of Myzophyllobothrium narinari n. comb. from Aetobatus ocellatus from Sri Lanka. A. Scolex; small letters indicate locations of details in H and K; arrowheads point to primary areolae. B. Scolex showing biloculate bothridia and four remi; small letters indicate locations of details in C–G, I, and J; arrowheads point to primary areolae. C. Surface of scolex proper. D. Distal surface of anterior loculus. E. Distal surface of posterior loculus. F. Proximal surface of posterior loculus. G. Distal surface of remus. H. Proximal surface of remus. I. Proximal surface of primary areola. J. Rim of remus. K. Strobilar surface. 
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