Tapeworm Species Details

Bombycirhynchus sphyraenaicum (Pintner, 1930) Pintner, 1931
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4757
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Bombycirhynchus
Species sphyraenaicum
Authority (Pintner, 1930) Pintner, 1931
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Dibothriorhynchus sphyraenaicus Pintner, 1930; Patellobothrium quinquecatinatum Beveridge & Campbell, 1989; Tetrarhynchus sp. of Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Pintner, T. 1930. Wenigbekanntes und Unbekanntes von Rüsselbandwürmen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abteilung I 139(7): 445–537.

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Pintner, T. 1931. Wenigbekanntes und Unbekanntes von Rüsselbandwürmern II. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abteilung I 140(9–10): 777–820.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description is on page 500 of Pinter (1930) (page 30 in the PDF). The first mention of the new combination "Bombycirhynchus sphyraenaicum" is on page 795 of Pintner (1931) (citation no. 346; page 11 of the PDF). However, it was Pintner (1931) (citation no. 7046) in which the generic name Bombycirhynchus is first mentioned.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/04/2015Modified
05/27/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/31/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/31/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Sphyraenidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sphyraena
Species commersoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyraena
Species barracuda
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host [not given]
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka [Ceylon]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material NMW 2092, 2094 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.