Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14480 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
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| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Ambitalveolus |
| Species | costelloae |
| Authority | Caira & Jensen, 2022 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Caira, J. N. and K. Jensen. 2022. Diversity and phylogenetic relationships of tetraphyllidean Clade 3 (Cestoda) based on new material from orectolobiform sharks in Australia and Taiwan. Folia Parasitologica 69: 010. (7448) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes | ZooBank number for species: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:DDEBA94C-EC11-4E45-B219-352CD4421A94 |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 06/06/2022 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 06/06/2022 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Orectolobiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Brachaeluridae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Pacific Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | New South Wales, Tuncurry |
| Coordinates | 32.173192S, 152.510617E |
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| Additional Localities | |
| Locality Notes | Type location is noted as "Pacific Ocean off Tuncurry" |
Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype (QM G239502) and 2 paratypes (QM G239503, G239504); cross sections and paratype voucher (LRP 23892396), 4 paratypes (LRP 2380, 2381, 2388, and 10428); 3 paratypes (USNM 16617511661753) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 10 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 2. Line drawings of Ambitalveolus costelloae gen. n. et sp. n. from Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch et Schneider). A scolex (paratype; USNM 1661753); B whole worm (holotype; QM G239502); C mature proglottid, dorsal view (holotype; QM G239502); D detail of terminal genitalia (paratype; USNM 1661752).
Fig. 3. Scanning electron micrographs of Ambitalveolus costelloae gen. n. et sp. n. from Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch et Schneider). A relaxed scolex, small letters indicate location of details shown in Fig. 3DF; B contracted scolex; C distal surface of margin of bothridium, rectangle illustrates location of detail in Fig. 3G; D acicular filitriches on proximal surface of bothridium; E palmate spinitriches on distal surface of bothridium away from margin; F palmate spinitriches on distal surface of marginal loculi; G distal surface of margin of bothridium showing boundary between filitriches and palmate spinitriches. 

