Tapeworm Species Details

Tetragonocephalum aetiobatidis Shipley & Hornell, 1905
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1862
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species aetiobatidis
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1905
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
Valid Name
Synonyms Lecanicephalum aetiobatidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1905) Schmidt, 1986; Tylocephalum aetiobatidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1905) Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1905. Further report on parasites found in connection with the pearl oyster fishery at Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 3 : 49-56.

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Scientific Name Notes This species is likely a member of Adelobothrium. It is possibly a synonym of Adelobothrium aetiobatidis Shipley, 1900, albeit shorter (1.3 cm vs. 4–5 cm) and narrower (0.5 mm vs. 1.5 mm). However, T. aetiobatidis was described from but a single specimen while it appears that Shipley had available to him several specimens ("Adelobothrium aetiobatidis is by far the commoner"; pg. 545) for the original description of A. aetiobatidis. If however these 2 species are determined to be distinct and T. aetiobatidis is transferred to Adelobothrium, a replacement name needs to be proposed for T. aetiobatidis Shipley & Hornell, 1905 given that would become a homonym of A. aetiobatidis Shipley, 1900.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/18/2010Modified
07/27/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
07/29/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/06/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetiobatis
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species ocellatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon
Body of Water [Gulf of Mannar]
Island(s)
City/Region Marichchukaddi
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.