Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4688 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Eutetrarhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Trimacracanthus |
| Species | aetobatidis |
| Authority | (Robinson, 1959) Beveridge & Campbell, 1987 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Prochristianella aetobatis Robinson, 1959 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Robinson, E. S. 1959. Some new cestodes from New Zealand marine fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86: 381-392. (386) Download PDFBeveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1987. Trimacracanthus gen. nov. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae), with redescriptions of T. aetobatidis (Robinson, 1959) comb. nov. and T. binuncus (Linton, 1909) comb. nov.. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 111(4): 163-171. (4426) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1987. Trimacracanthus gen. nov. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae), with redescriptions of T. aetobatidis (Robinson, 1959) comb. nov. and T. binuncus (Linton, 1909) comb. nov.. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 111(4): 163-171. (4426) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | The change of the specific epithet from "aetobatis" to "aetobatidis" was a grammatical correction made by Beveridge & Campbell (1987) in their redescription of this species. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 08/16/2012 | Modified | |
| 06/04/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 08/23/2017 | 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 | Beveridge and Campbell (1987) list the following as additional hosts for this species in their redescription: Trygonorrhina guanerius (valid as Trygonorrhina dumerilii); Myliobatis australis (valid as Myliobatis tenuicaudatus); Dasyatis brevicaudatus (valid as Bathytoshia brevicaudata); Dasyatis thetidis (valid as Bathytoshia lata); Mustelus antarcticus |
Type Locality
| Country | New Zealand |
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| Locality Notes | See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1987) for list of additional localities. |
Specimens
| Type Material | NMNZ ZQ203 (holotype); NMNZ ZW204-6 (paratypes) (as reported in Beveridge and Campbell, 1987) |
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| Specimen Notes | See Beveridge & Campbell (1987) for list of voucher material used for redescription. |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Text-Fig 4- Prochristianella aetobatidis n. sp. 26, Entire worm 27, Pars bothridialis and pars vaginalis 28, Detached muscular bulb 29, T S at level of ovary 30, T S posterior to cirrus pouch 31, Internal surface of proboscide 32, External surface near distal extremity of proboscide 33, Internal surface of basal region 34, External surface of basal region Corrigenda the scales in Figures 29-34 should read 0 1 mm 
Beveridge and Campbell (1987), pg. 164 
Figs 1-7. Trimacracanthus aetobatidis (Robinson). 1, entire cestode; 2, scolex; 3, mature segment; 4, female genitalia; 5, gravid segment; 6, cirrus sac with external seminal vesicle; 7, bothridia. Scale lines: fig. 1, 5, 1.0 mm; figs 2- 4, 6-7, 0.1 mm. 
Figs 8-14 . Trimacracanthus aetobatidis (Robinson), tentacular armature. 8, bothridial surface ot tentacle, O.l mmvfrom tip of fully extended tentacle; 9, bothridial surface, metabasal region, 0.8 mm from base; 10, antibothridial surface, metabasal region, 0.8 mm from base; II, external surface, metabasal region, 1.9 mm from base; 12, basal region of tentacle, bothridial surface; 13, basal region, external surface; 14, basal region, internal surface. Scale line: 0.1 mm. Best viewed in Firefox
