Tapeworm Species Details

Erudituncus musteli (Yamaguti, 1952) Healy, Scholz & Caira, 2001
Tetraphyllidea: Calliobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3167
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Calliobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Erudituncus
Species musteli
Authority (Yamaguti, 1952) Healy, Scholz & Caira, 2001
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Platybothrium musteli Yamaguti, 1952
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1952. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of fishes, II. Acta Medicinae Okayama 8: 1-76.

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Healy, C. J., T. Scholz and J. N. Caira. 2001. Erudituncus n. gen. (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with a redescription of E. musteli (Yamaguti, 1952) n. comb. and comments on its hook homologies. Journal of Parasitology 87(4): 833-837.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
02/11/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/17/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species manazo
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hemitriakis
Species japanica
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Sea of Japan
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Additional locality: Suruga Bay near Yui, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (35°04’N, 138°33’E)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MPM No. 22777 (holotype & paratypes) MPM No. 19764 IPCAS No. C-334 USNPC No. 90909
Total Number of Type Specimens 6
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.