Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 1869
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species trygonis
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1905
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Tylocephalum trygonis (Shipley & Hornell, 1905) Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By K. Jensen
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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/18/2010Modified
08/07/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/08/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/27/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
08/07/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species walga
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Brevitrygon
Species walga
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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