Tapeworm Species Details

Gyrocotyle meandrica Mendīvil-Herrera, 1946
Gyrocotylidea: Gyrocotylidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1746
Order Gyrocotylidea
Family Gyrocotylidae
Subfamily
Genus Gyrocotyle
Species meandrica
Authority Mendīvil-Herrera, 1946
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gyrocotyle maxima MacDonagh, 1927
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Mendīvil-Herrera, J. 1946. Gyrocotyle meandrica n. sp. del intestino espiral del pez gallo, Callorhynchus callorhynchus (L.). Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 2(36): 1-12.

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Scientific Name Notes -synonymy as per van der Land & Templeman (1968)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2005 Created Kuchta
03/12/2015Modified
08/12/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/09/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/24/2017ModifiedJ. Caira
04/24/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/25/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/07/2017ModifiedT. Scholz
03/08/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/25/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Chimaeriformes
Host Family Chimaeridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Callorhinchus
Species callorhynchus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Callorhinchus
Species callorhynchus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Rķo de la Plata
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not given
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.