Tapeworm Species Details

Carrassoniella sinuosiceps (Williams, 1959) Dallarés & Schaeffner, 2025
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14814
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Carrassoniella
Species sinuosiceps
Authority (Williams, 1959) Dallarés & Schaeffner, 2025
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Phyllobothrium sinuosiceps Williams, 1959
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Williams, H. H. 1959. The anatomy of Phyllobothrium sinuosiceps sp. nov. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Hexanchus griseus (Gmelin) the six gilled shark. Parasitology 49: 54-69.

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Dallarés, S., C. F., Barría, and B. C. Schaeffner. 2025. Integrative taxonomy in action: a new genus of phyllobothriid tapeworms (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea), with insights on potential transmission pathways and influences of environmental gradients on diversity patterns of the group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204(1): zlaf039.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/10/2025 Created K. Hanselman
12/10/2025ModifiedK. Hanselman
12/11/2025ModifiedK. Hanselman

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Hexanchiformes
Host Family Hexanchidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hexanchus
Species griseus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hexanchus
Species griseus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ireland
Body of Water Celtic Sea (North Atlantic Ocean)
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates 54°0′N, 11°15'W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Porcupine Bank (North Atlantic Ocean), off Ireland (coordinates unknown); Strait of Messina (Tyrrhenian Sea), off Torre Faro, Italy (38°15′52.8″N, 15°39′04.3″E); Chonos Archipelago (Southeastern Pacific Ocean), off Chile (coordinates unknown); Balearic Sea, Palamós (beach), Spain (41°50′37″N, 03°06′44″W)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material NHM 1959.10.14.1/2
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material MHNG-PLAT-0159627 (SEM voucher) NHM 2024.10.17.1-6 (whole mount) Hologenophore (NHM 2024.10. 17.1-6): PP937541 (28S)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.