Tapeworm Species Details

Myzocephalus narinari Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Tetraphyllidea: Rhoptrobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3203
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Rhoptrobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Myzocephalus
Species narinari
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Myzophyllobothrium narinari Shipley and Hornell, 1906
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 -synonymy by Jensen et al. (2021)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/03/2012Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
09/18/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedJ. Caira
07/19/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/31/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Aetobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatis
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species [ocellatus?]
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Dutch Bay
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Ceylon is an old name for Sri Lanka.

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.