Tapeworm Species Details

Cathetocephalus australis Schmidt & Beveridge, 1990
Cathetocephalidea: Cathetocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 36
Order Cathetocephalidea
Family Cathetocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Cathetocephalus
Species australis
Authority Schmidt & Beveridge, 1990
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Schmidt, G. D. and I. Beveridge. 1990. Cathetocephalus australis n. sp. (Cestoidea: Cathetocephalidae) from Australia, with a proposal for Cathetocephalidea n. ord.. Journal of Parasitology 76: 337-339.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira
03/11/2015Modified
01/07/2016Modified

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species brachyurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) additional hosts: Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus spallanzani, Sphyrna mokarran
Site in Host Spiral valve intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Goolwa
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities additional localities: Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia; Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia; Fremantle, Geraldton, Western Australia, Austraila.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material AHC No. V4123 (holotype) AHC No. 17535&17536 other specimens AHC No. 18231 (sections on 14 slides), 18230 (3 slides), 17074, 18232 (7 slides), 17187 (2 slides), 17938 (3 slides)
Total Number of Type Specimens 18 intact specimens & several sections; most specimens are too juvenile to yield useful specimens
Voucher Material Based on 18 intact specimens and several sections; most specimens were too juvenile to yield useful measurements
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.