Tapeworm Species Details

Mixodigma leptaleum Dailey & Vogelbein, 1982
Trypanorhyncha: Mixodigmatidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4681
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Mixodigmatidae
Subfamily
Genus Mixodigma
Species leptaleum
Authority Dailey & Vogelbein, 1982
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Dailey, M. D. and W. Vogelbein. 1982. Mixodigmatidae, a new family of cestode (Trypanorhyncha) from a deep sea planktonivorous shark. Journal of Parasitology 68(1): 145-149.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/24/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Lamniformes
Host Family Megachasmidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Megamouth
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Megachasma
Species pelagios
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Host specimen deposited in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii: Accession No. 1978-467, Catalog No. 2273.

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region 41.6 km NE of Kahuka Point, Oahu, Hawaii
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 76329 (holotype); USNPC 76330 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens "Description based on 5 whole worms and numerous fragments"
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.