Tapeworm Species Details

Spiniloculus mavensis Southwell, 1925
Tetraphyllidea: Balanobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3455
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Balanobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Spiniloculus
Species mavensis
Authority Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Redescription

Desjardins, L. and J. N. Caira. 2011. Three new species of Spiniloculus (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Chiloscyllium punctatum (Elasmobranchii: Orectolobiformes) off Borneo with clarification of the identity of the type of the genus. Folia Parasitologica 58(1): 55-68.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
09/25/2013Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/20/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
08/07/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Hemiscylliidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species cf. punctatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Desjardins & Caira (2011) made the case that the original host of this species was in error. Their new collections suggested the valid type host is an undescribed species of Chiloscyllium from Australia that resembles C. puncatum.

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Moreton Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Brisbane
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.