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Tetragonocephalum yamagutii Muralidhar, 1988
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1871
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetragonocephalum
Species yamagutii
Authority Muralidhar, 1988
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Muralidhar, A. 1988. A new cestode Tetragonocephalum yamagutii sp. n. (Cestoda: Tetragonocephalidae) from a marine fish, Trygon walga at Madras (east coast of India). Rivista di Parassitologia 5: 257-260.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen
04/27/2015Modified
07/27/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/12/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
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 India
Body of Water east coast of India
Island(s)
City/Region Madras, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material holotype and paratype, deposited in the Cestodology laboratory, Zoology Department, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
Total Number of Type Specimens 7
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.