Tapeworm Species Details

Dollfusiella aculeata Beveridge, Neifar & Euzet, 2004
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4613
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Dollfusiella
Species aculeata
Authority Beveridge, Neifar & Euzet, 2004
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Beveridge, I., L. Neifar, and L. Euzet. 2004. Eutetrarhynchid cestodes from Atlantic and Mediterranean elasmobranch fishes, with the description of two new species of Dollfusiella Campbell & Beveridge, 1994 and redescriptions of Prochristianella papillifer (Poyarkoff, 1909) Dollfus, 1957 and Parachristianella trygonis Dollfus, 1946. Systematic Parasitology 59: 81-102.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
02/11/2010Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species tortonesei
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyatis
Species tortonesei
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Dasyatis pastinaca; Dasyatis marmorata (=Dasyatis chrysonata var marmorata)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Tunisia
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Zarzis
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Cap Zbib, Tunisia; Arcachon, France; Goree, Senegal
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN 189HG (holotype); MNHN 190HG & MNHN 191HG (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 11 paratypes
Voucher Material MNHN 192HG (5 specimens); MHNN 193HG (10 specimens); MNHN 194HG (1 specimen) (Beveridge et al. [2004])
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.