Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4614 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Eutetrarhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dollfusiella |
| Species | elongata |
| Authority | Beveridge, Neifar & Euzet, 2004 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| 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. (4254) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 02/11/2010 | Modified | |
| 05/29/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 06/02/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 08/30/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Rhinopristiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Glaucostegidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Rhinobatos rhinobatos | ||||||
| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Tunisia |
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| Body of Water | Mediterranean Sea |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Zarzis |
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Specimens
| Type Material | MNHN 184HG (holotype); MNHM 185HG-187HG (paraytpes) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | MNHN 188HG (1 specimen from R. rhinobatos from Tunisia) |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figures 1–5. Dollfusiella elongata n. sp. from Rhinobatos cemiculus. Tentacular armature. 1. Basal and metabasal armature, antibothridial
surface. Dotted line indicates very slight separation between hook files 1 and 1´. 2. Metabasal region, 25 hook rows beyond basal swelling, bothridial surface. 3. Metabasal region, 12 hook rows beyond basal swelling, internal surface. 4. Basal swelling, bothridial surface. 5. Basal swelling, external surface. Scale-bar: 10 μm.
Figures 6–12. Dollfusiella elongata n. sp. from Rhinobatos cemiculus. 6. Scolex. Arrows indicate posterior extent of spinose microtriches
on scolex of tegument. 7. Female genitalia. 8. Mature segment. 9. Pars bothridialis scolecis showing tegumental spines extending between
bothridia. 10. Entire worm. 11. Region of genital atrium with everted cirrus. 12. Cirrus-sac. Abbreviations: mg, Mehlis’ gland; o, ovary; t,
testis; ud, uterine duct; ut, uterus; vd, vas deferens. Scale-bars: 100 μm. 

