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Yorkeria parva Southwell, 1927
Tetraphyllidea: Balanobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3486
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Balanobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Yorkeria
Species parva
Authority Southwell, 1927
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1927. On a collection of cestodes from marine fishes of Ceylon and India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 351-373.

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Redescription

Caira, J. N., K. Jensen, and C. Rajan. 2007. Seven new Yorkeria species (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Borneo and Australia and their implications for identification of Chiloscyllium (Elasmobranchii: Orectolobiformes) species. Journal of Parasitology 93(2): 357-376.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/02/2014Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/20/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Hemiscylliidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species indicum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species indicum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Twynams Paar, Pearl Banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities South China Sea off Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia (02° 54’N, 112° 06’E )
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.