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Gyrocotyle discoveryi Bray, Waeschenbach, Littlewood, Halvorsen & Olson, 2020
Gyrocotylidea: Gyrocotylidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14477
Order Gyrocotylidea
Family Gyrocotylidae
Subfamily
Genus Gyrocotyle
Species discoveryi
Authority Bray, Waeschenbach, Littlewood, Halvorsen & Olson, 2020
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Bray, R. A., A. Waeschenbach, D. T .J. Littlewood, O. Halvorsen, and P. Olson. 2020. Molecular circumscription of new species of Gyrocotyle Diesing, 1850 (Cestoda) from deep-sea chimaeriform holocephalans in the North Atlantic. Systematic Parasitology 97: 285–296.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/27/2022 Created R. Kuchta
05/27/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Chimaeriformes
Host Family Chimaeridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hydrolagus
Species mirabilis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hydrolagus
Species mirabilis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intesitne
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ireland
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Porcupine Seabight
Coordinates 51°09´N, 11°55´W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities -Goban Spur (49°490N, 11°440W, depth 1,175–1,250 m, 27.iv.2001, RRS Discovery Cruise 252, No. 13963/17, 20, 24, 72; 49°410N, 11°530W, depth 1,053–1,077 m, 23.iv.2001, RRS Discovery Cruise 252, No. 13962/4; 49°470N, 11°580W, depth 1,240–1,360 m, 19.x.2002, RRS Discovery Cruise D266, No. 15066-124, 125; 51°090N, 11°550W, depth 1200 m, 30.ix.2002, RRS Discovery Cruise D266, No. 15063-103), North-East Atlantic.
Locality Notes -Porcupine Seabight (51°090N, 11°550W, depth 1,200 m, 30.xi.2002, RRS Discovery Cruise, No. 15048-14, 15);

Specimens

Type Material -holotype (NHMUK 2019.11.21.3), paratypes (NHMUK.2019.11.21.4-13 from Goban Spur; NHMUK.2019.11.21.14-19 from Porcupine Sea Bight
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.