Tapeworm Species Details

Tylocephalum trygonis (Shipley & Hornell, 1905) Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Lecanicephalidea: Tetragonocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1900
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Tetragonocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tylocephalum
Species trygonis
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1905) Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Tetragonocephalum trygonis Shipley & Hornell, 1905
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified 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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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

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species walga
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Himantura
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
Coordinates
DD Latitude
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.