Tapeworm Species Details

Rhinoptericola jensenae (Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2012) Herzog & Jensen, 2022
Trypanorhyncha: Rhinoptericolidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14434
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Rhinoptericolidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhinoptericola
Species jensenae
Authority (Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2012) Herzog & Jensen, 2022
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Prochristianella jensenae Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2012, in part
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By K. S. Herzog
Citation(s)

Schaeffner, B. C. and I. Beveridge. 2012. Prochristianella Dollfus, 1942 (Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae) from elasmobranchs off Borneo and Australia, including new records and the description of four new species. Zootaxa 3505: 1-25.

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Herzog, K. S. and K. Jensen. 2022. A synergistic, global approach to revising the trypanorhynch tapeworm family Rhinoptericolidae (Trypanobatoida). PeerJ Life & Environment 10:e12865: 83 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/17/2022 Created B. Barbeau
02/17/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/18/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/21/2022ModifiedK. Herzog
05/10/2022ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pastinachus
Species solocirostris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species solocirostris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Pastinachus atrus (KA-32); Pastinachus gracilicaudus (BO-99); Himantura uarnak; Rhinoptera neglecta; Additional hosts from Herzog & Jensen 2022: Rhinoptera neglecta Ogilby, 1912 (Rhinopteridae: Myliobatiformes); Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) (Aetobatidae: Myliobatiformes); Pastinachus ater (Macleay, 1883) and Himantura australis (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) or Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2008 (as H. uarnak)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Host specimen numbers for Pastinachus solocirostris: BO-164, BO-165, BO-177, BO-256, BO-267, KA-44 & KA-148

Type Locality

Country Malaysia (Sarawak)
Body of Water South China Sea
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Sematan
Coordinates 01°48'15.45"N, 109°46'47.17"E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Mukah, Sarawak and Kampung Tetabuan, Sabah, Malaysia; Muara Pasir and Sei Kerbau, East Kalimantan, and Singkawang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia; Weipa, Queensland and Nickol Bay, Western Australia, Australia; Additional localities from Herzog & Jensen 2022: Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia: Weipa (12°35′11″S, 141°42′34″E), Queensland. Indian Ocean, Australia: Nickol Bay (20°42′0″S, 116°51′0″E), Western Australia. Timor Sea, Australia: Dundee Beach (12°45’33"S, 130°21’7"E), Northern Territory, Fog Bay.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material ZRC.PLA.0409 [MZUM(P) 2012.04] (holotype); MZUM 2012.05-08 (ZRC.PLA.0411=[MCUM(P) 2012.06]); MZB Ca 168-175; USNPC 105181-105182; LRP 7843-7849; SAM AHC 35408-35450 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 83 whole-mounts, 3 specimens used for SEM, tentacles detached from 1 specimen
Voucher Material Voucher specimens [from Herzog & Jensen, 2022]: LRP 10658 (Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2014 [mixed slide, see Table 3]), LRP 10573–10600 (this study), LRP 10570–10572 (hologenophores; this study); AHC 36891–36893 (this study); QM G239457–G239462 (this study); USNM 1661573–1661575 (this study).
Specimen Notes Type specimens (verified): Holotype (ZRC.PLA.0409 [originally MZUM(P) 2012.04]), one paratype (ZRC.PLA.0411 [originally MZUM(P) 2012.06]), three paratypes (LRP 7844, LRP 7846–7847), 13 paratypes (AHC 35409, AHC 35412, AHC 35414 [mixed slide, see Table 3], AHC 35416, AHC 35441–35443, AHC 35445–35450), and one paratype (USNM 1400164 slides 1 and 3 [originally USNPC 105182]); type accession numbers in brackets are originally assigned numbers
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.