Tapeworm Species Details

Parachristianella heteromegacanthus Feigenbaum, 1975
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4721
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Parachristianella
Species heteromegacanthus
Authority Feigenbaum, 1975
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Feigenbaum, D. L.. 1975. Parasites of the commercial shrimp Penaeus vannamei Boone and Penaeus brasiliensis Latreille. Bulletin of Marine Science 25: 491-514.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Originally described in Feigenbaum as "Parachristianella heteromegacanthus", but appears as "Parachristianella heteromegacantha" in Palm (2004)

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
11/17/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Malacostraca
Host Order Decapoda
Host Family Penaeidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Penaeus
Species brasilisensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Penaeus
Species brasilisensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host [not given]
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Biscayne Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Florida
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 73391 (holotype), USNPC 73392 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Other paratypes in author's collection.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.