Tapeworm Species Details

Sagittirhynchus aculeatus Beveridge & Justine, 2006
Trypanorhyncha: Gilquiniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4611
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Gilquiniidae
Subfamily
Genus Sagittirhynchus
Species aculeatus
Authority Beveridge & Justine, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
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
02/17/2010Modified
05/29/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
08/22/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

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 Type host specimens in MNHN: 2002-1178 and 2002-1207

Type Locality

Country New Caledonia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Ile des Pins
Coordinates 22°59'S, 167°36’E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Coordinates given in original description as "(22°59'E, 167°36'E)"

Specimens

Type Material MNHN JN70A1 (holotype); MNHN JN20 A2-A15 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens "Two complete individuals (holotype and 1 paratype) and fragments (paratype), MNHN. Holotype, 1 slide JN70A1; paratype, 3 slides JN70A2–A5; paratype fragments, 2 slides JN70A6–A7; paratype serial sections, 8 slides JN70A8–A15." (Beveridge & Justine, 2006)
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.