Tapeworm Species Details

Gilquinia minor Beveridge & Justine, 2006
Trypanorhyncha: Gilquiniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4609
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Gilquiniidae
Subfamily
Genus Gilquinia
Species minor
Authority Beveridge & Justine, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. and J.-L. Justine. 2006. Gilquiniid cestodes (Trypanorhyncha) from elasmobranch fishes off New Caledonia with descriptions of two new genera and a new species. Systematic Parasitology 65: 235-249.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
02/16/2010Modified
05/29/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/05/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Squaliformes
Host Family Centrophoridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Centrophorus
Species sp. (undescribed)
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Centrophorus
Species sp. (undescribed)
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Host specimen: MNHN 2002-1181

Type Locality

Country New Caledonia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Between Lifou and Récif Jouan
Coordinates 20°34'S, 166°57'E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes depth 711–793 m

Specimens

Type Material MNHN JN10D (holotype), MNHN JN10B1, JN10C1, JN10B-C
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 23 paratypes
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.