Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4637 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Eutetrarhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Oncomegas |
| Species | australiensis |
| Authority | Toth, Campbell & Schmidt, 1992 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Hispidorhynchus australiensis (Toth, Campbell & Schmidt, 1992) Schaeffner & Beveridge, 2012 |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | B. Schaeffner |
| Citation(s) |
Toth, L. M., R. A. Campbell, and G. D. Schmidt. 1992. A revision of Oncomegas Dollfus, 1929 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae) , the description of two new species and comments on its classification. Systematic Parasitology 22: 167-187. (4264) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 2009. Oncomegas aetobatidis sp. nov. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), a re-description of O. australiensis Toth, Campbell & Schmidt, 1992 and new records of trypanorhynch cestodes from Australian elasmobranch fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 133: 18-29. (4679) 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 |
| 08/20/2014 | Modified | |
| 11/04/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 06/06/2017 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 06/07/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Myliobatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes |
Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Timor Sea |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Fog Bay, Northern Territory |
| Coordinates | 12°55'N, 130°15'W |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC 82188 (holotype); USNPC 82189 (paratype) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | Description based on 2 specimens |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figs 40-45. Oncomegas australiensis n. sp., tentacular armature. 40. Basal region of tentacle showing basal armature and lower metabasal region, internal face. 41. Basal region, bothridial surface, note asymmetrical swelling on external face 42. Basal region, external face, note macrohook. 43. Metabasal region, internal face. 44. Metabasal region, bothridial face. 45. Metabasal region, external face. 
Figs 46-51. Oncomegas australiensis n. sp. 46. Scolex. 47. Anterior portion of bulb showing prebulbar organ. 48. Hook types from one file, proximal to distal on internal face: (a-3) basal armature, (f-j) metabasal region of tentacle. 49. Hook types from one file, proximal to distal, along bothridial surface: (a-e) basal armature tentacle, (f-i), metabasal region of tentacle. 50. Hook types from one file, proximal to distal, along external face: (a-e) basal armature, (f-i) metabasal region of tentacle. 51. Immature segment; note position of genital pore. 
Campbell & Beveridge (2009) 
Figures 12-18. Oncomegas australiensis Toth, Campbell & Schmidt, 1992 from the eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari. 12, Entire cestode.
13, Scolex. 14, Metabasal hooks in profile. 15, Metabasal armature, external surface, bothrial surface on right hand side. 16, Basal
armature, bothrial surface.17, Mature segment. 18, Terminal genitalia. Scale-bars: 12, 0.5 mm; 13.17, 18, 0.1 mm; 14-16, 0.01 mm.
Abbreviations: c, cirrus; esv, external seminal vesicle; v, vagina; vd, vas deferens; vs, vaginal sphincter. Best viewed in Firefox
