Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4633 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Mixodigmatidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Halysiorhynchus |
| Species | macrocephalus |
| Authority | (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Tetrarhynchus macrocephalus Shipley & Hornell, 1906; Halsiorhynchus shipleyanus Pintner, 1913 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96. (431) Download PDFPintner, T. 1913. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Tetrarhynchoideen. Sitzunzberichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematik-Naturwissenschaften Classe 122: 171-253. (4384) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1992. Redescription of Halysiorhynchus macrocephalus (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) , a genus newly recorded from the Australian region. Systematic Parasitology 22: 151-157. (4263) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | B. Barbeau, I. Beveridge |
| 08/31/2010 | Modified | |
| 08/18/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | stomach and spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1992) for list of additional hosts. |
Type Locality
| Country | Ceylon [Sri Lanka] |
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| Body of Water | Indian Ocean |
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| Locality Notes | See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1992) for list of additional localities. |
Specimens
| Type Material | NMW 146 (holotype) |
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| Voucher Material | |
| Specimen Notes | See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1992) for list of voucher material utilized for redescription, |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 110. Tetrarhynchus macrocephalus. x 10. 
Fig. 111. View of the concave size of a proboscis of the same. Fig. 112. View of the convex side of a proboscis of the same. 
Beveridge & Campbell (1992), pg. 152 
Fig5 1-4. Halysiorhynchus macrocephalus (Shipley & Hornell. 1906). 1-3 Basal and metabasal regions of tentacle. 1. Internal surface. 2. Bothridial surface, external surface on left. 3. External surface, note chainette. 4. Profiles of principal hooks l(l') to 6(6'), satellite hooks 7(7') to 8(8') and double-winged chainette elements (c) in frontal and profile views. Scale-bars: 0.1 mm (Figs 1-3 to same scale). Specimens from Dasyatis sephen. 
Figs. 5-11. Halysiorhynchus macrocephalus (Shipley & Hornell. 1906). 5. Scolex. 6. Mature proglottis. 7. Bulb. 8. Prebulbuar organ. 9. Cirrus-sac and vagina, dorso-ventral view. 10. Cirrus-sac. vagina and genital atrium, lateral view. 11. Bothridia, retracted. Scale-bars: 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: GA, genital atrium: C. cirrus; ISV internal seminal vesicle: ESV, external seminal vesicle; V, vagina; VS. vaginal sphincter; VD. vas deferens; T; testis. Specimens from Dasyatis sephen. 
Pintner (1913), pg. 231 Best viewed in Firefox
