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Hemionchos australis Beveridge & Bennett, 2022
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14568
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Hemionchos
Species australis
Authority Beveridge & Bennett, 2022
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. and M. B. Bennett. 2022. The genus Hemionchos Campbell & Beveridge, 2006 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) in Australian manta rays (Batoidea: Mobulidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia : 10 pp..

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/31/2022 Created K. Herzog
08/31/2022ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Mobulidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mobula
Species alfredi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mobula
Species alfredi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host gastro-intestinal contents
Host Notes host specimen deposited: Australian Museum, Sydney (AM) (IA 6550) (collected by G. P. Whitley, 1936)

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Indian Ocean, Coral Sea
Island(s) Maher Island
City/Region Queensland, Cumberland (Whitsunday) Island group
Coordinates 20°26'S, 149°05'E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype (AM W49139)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes deposited in the Australian Museum, Sydney (AMS)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.