Tapeworm Species Details

Tetragonocephalum uarnak (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1928
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1870
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species uarnak
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1928
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Tylocephalum uarnak Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Pintner, T. 1928. Die sog. Gamobothriidae, Linton, 1899. (partial translation by I. Schwink). Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere 50: 55-116.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Pintner (1928) implicitly created the new combination by stating that Tylocephalum uarnaki was the best characterized member of his Group A (see pg. 111), that this species was a synonym of Tetragonocephalum trygonis, and that Tetragonocephalum trygonis should be retained as the typical species for his Group A. In addition, he used the new combination once on page 94.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/20/2014Modified
01/08/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Gulf of Mannar
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude [not given]
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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