Tapeworm Species Details

Dollfusiella litocephalus (Heinz & Dailey, 1974) Beveridge, Neifar & Euzet, 2004
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4620
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Dollfusiella
Species litocephalus
Authority (Heinz & Dailey, 1974) Beveridge, Neifar & Euzet, 2004
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Eutetrarhynchus litocephalus Heinz & Dailey, 1974
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Heinz, M. L. and M. D. Dailey. 1974. The Trypanorhyncha (Cestoda) of elasmobranch fishes from southern California and northern Mexico. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 41: 161-169.

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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
08/21/2012Modified
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/30/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/02/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species californicus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mustelus
Species californicus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Triakis semifasciata
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Mission Bay
Island(s)
City/Region California, San Diego
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Bahia de San Quintin, Mexico
Locality Notes Type locality not formally designated as "type locality"

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 72671 (holotype); USNPC 72672 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.