Tapeworm Species Details

Gyrocotyle urna (Grube & Wagener, 1852) Wagener, 1858
Gyrocotylidea: Gyrocotylidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1753
Order Gyrocotylidea
Family Gyrocotylidae
Subfamily
Genus Gyrocotyle
Species urna
Authority (Grube & Wagener, 1852) Wagener, 1858
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Amphiptyches urna Wagener, 1852 Crobylophorus chimaerae Kroyer, 1852
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Wagener, G. R. 1852. Ueber einen neuen in der Chimaera monstrosa gefundenen Eingeweide-Wurm, Amphiptyches urna Grube und Wagener. Archiv fur Anatomie, Phisiologie uns Wissenschaftliche Medicin 1852: 543-554.

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Redescription

Wagener, G. R. 1858. Enthelminthica No. V. Ueber Amphilina foliacea mihi (Monostoma foliaceum Rud.), Gyrocotyle Diesing und Amphiptyches Gr. W. . Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 24: 244-249.

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Scientific Name Notes -validity: Bandoni & Brooks 1987

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/16/2005 Created Kuchta
02/16/2010Modified
09/15/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/04/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
08/12/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/09/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/24/2017ModifiedJ. Caira
04/24/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/25/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country France
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Nizza [Nice?]
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -The first specimen was found by Professor Grube from Tartu at the end of July in Nice, the last mid-December, when the author was leaving from there.

Specimens

Type Material - ZMB No. 2276-E (lectotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -one lectotype (sections) and two lectoparatypes (wholemounts) are badly distroited (Land, 1967)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.