Tapeworm Species Details

Thysanobothrium uarnakense Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1872
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Thysanobothrium
Species uarnakense
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
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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Scientific Name Notes The genus was considered a synonym of Polypocephalus by many authors (e.g., Euzet, 1994) and a genus inquirendum by Jensen (2005).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/18/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
04/25/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/20/2016ModifiedK. 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)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
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Additional Localities
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Specimens

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