Tapeworm Species Details

Gyrocotyle major van der Land & Templeman, 1968
Gyrocotylidea: Gyrocotylidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1744
Order Gyrocotylidea
Family Gyrocotylidae
Subfamily
Genus Gyrocotyle
Species major
Authority van der Land & Templeman, 1968
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

van der Land, J. and W. Templeman. 1968. Two New Species of Gyrocotyle (Monogenea) from Hydrolagus affinis (Brito Capello) (Holocephali). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 25(11): 2365–2385.

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Scientific Name Notes -validity: Bandoni & Brooks 1987

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2005 Created Kuchta
02/16/2010Modified
02/03/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
08/12/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/09/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/24/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/25/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/08/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Canada
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s) Newfoundland
City/Region off Hamilton Inlet Blank (Labrador)
Coordinates
DD Latitude 54°52N 51°59W
DD Longitude
Additional Localities -off Cape Freels, Newfoundland (49°15N 48°16W deep 2200-2250 m) -N of Flemish Cap, Newfoundland (49°03N 44°32W deep 2200-2350 m) -off easten edge Grand Bank, Newfoundland (45°40N 46°40W deep 2250-2300 m) -off southwest edge Grand Bank, Newfoundland (43°03N 52°02W deep 1750-2200 m)
Locality Notes -type material deep 2300 m

Specimens

Type Material -RMNH No. 6358 (holotype) -RMNH No. 6359 (allotype) -RMNH No. 6361 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material -RMNH Nos. 6361-3 -coll. St. Johns Nos. 6, 11, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30-33
Specimen Notes -coll. St. Johns: Biological Station of the Fisheries Tesearch Board of Canada, St. Johns, Nfld.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.