Tapeworm Species Details

Trigonolobium spinuliferum (Southwell, 1911) Dollfus, 1929
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4687
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Trigonolobium
Species spinuliferum
Authority (Southwell, 1911) Dollfus, 1929
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus spinulifera Southwell, 1911; Rhynchobothrius spinuliferus (Southwell, 1911) Southwell, 1924; Tentacularia spinulifera (Southwell, 1911) Southwell, 1929
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1911. Description of nine new species of cestode parasites, including two new genera from marine fishes of Ceylon. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 216-225.

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Dollfus, R.-P. 1929. Sur les Tetrarhynques. Definition des genres. Bulletin de la Societe Zologique de France 54: 308-342.

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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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created B. Schaeffner, I. Beveridge
08/03/2012Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
08/23/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Rhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djiddensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djiddensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Beveridge (1990) lists the following as additional hosts for this species in his redescription: Dasyatis leylandi (valid as Neotrygon leylandi); Hemigaleus microstoma; Hemipristis elongatus (valid as Hemipristis elongata)

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Beveridge (1990) lists the following as additional localities for this species in his redescription: Queensland, Australia; Northern Territory, Australia

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1977.11.15.50-51 (syntypes) (as given in Beveridge, 1990)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Vouchers used in redescription by Beveridge (1990): SAM 18286-8
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.