Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4690 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Mixodigmatidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Trygonicola |
| Species | macroporus |
| Authority | (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Beveridge & Campbell, 1998 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Tetrarhynchus macroporus Shipley & Hornell, 1906 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96. (431) Download PDFBeveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1998. Re-examination of the trypanorhynch cestode collections of A.E. Shipley, J. Hornell and T. Southwell, with the erection of a new genus, Trygonicola, and redescriptions of seven species. Systematic Parasitology 39: Jan-34. (4345) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1998. Re-examination of the trypanorhynch cestode collections of A.E. Shipley, J. Hornell and T. Southwell, with the erection of a new genus, Trygonicola, and redescriptions of seven species. Systematic Parasitology 39: Jan-34. (4345) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 06/03/2014 | Modified | |
| 08/24/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 02/16/2018 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | Himantura imbricata (=Trygon walga) Dasyatis kuhlii Aetobatus narinari |
Type Locality
| Country | Ceylon [Sri Lanka] |
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| Body of Water | Indian Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Pearl Banks |
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| Additional Localities | |
| Locality Notes | Malaysia |
Specimens
| Type Material | NMW 2106 (holotype); NMW 2105 (paratype) (as reported in Beveridge & Campbell, 1998) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | NMW 2107, 2156-2159, BMNH 1977.11.4.85, USNPC 86993 (vouchers) |
| Specimen Notes |
87. Tetrarhynchus macroporus. x 10. a., posterior segment, x about 30 ; 6., portion of the proboscis highly magnified. 
Beveridge & Campbell (1998), pg. 15 
Figures 24–28. Trygonicola macroporus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) n. g., n. comb. 24. Scolex. 25. Bothridia. 26. Mature segment. 27. Genitalia in mature segment. 28. Prebulbar organ at entry to bulb. Scalebars: 0.1 mm. 
Figures 29–34. Trygonicola macroporus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) n. g., n. comb. 29. Metabasal armature, external surface. 30, Metabasal armature, antibothridial surface. 31. Metabasal armature, internal surface. 32. Basal and metabasal armature, antibothridial surface. 33. Profiles of hooks 16 and chainette hooks. 34. Chainette, enlarged from Figure 29, showing alternation of large principal elements and paired flanking hooks. Scalebars: 0.01 mm. 
