Tapeworm Species Details

Parachristianella monomegacantha Kruse, 1959
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4673
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Parachristianella
Species monomegacantha
Authority Kruse, 1959
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Kruse, D. N. 1959. Parasites of the commercial shrimps Penaeus aztecus Ives, P. duroarum Burkenroad and P. setiferus (Linnaeus). Tulane Studies in Zoology 7: 123-144.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1990. Taxonomic revision of Australian Eutetrarhynchidae Guiart (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(4): 785-845.

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Scientific Name Notes Adults described by Campbell & Carvajal (1975); additional redescription by Beveridge (1990)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
08/16/2012Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/30/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Malacostraca
Host Order Decapoda
Host Family Penaeidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Penaeus
Species duorarum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Penaeus
Species duorarum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host digestive gland
Host Notes See redescriptions in Campbell & Carvajal (1975) and Beveridge (1990) for additional intermediate and definitive hosts

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Gulf of Mexico
Island(s)
City/Region Franklin Co., Florida
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redescriptions in Campbell & Carvajal (1975) and Beveridge (1990) for additional localities

Specimens

Type Material Holotype in collection of D.N. Kruse
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes See redescription in Beveridge (1990) for list of voucher material examined for redescription
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.