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Dasyrhynchus giganteus (Diesing, 1850) Pintner, 1929
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4765
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Dasyrhynchus
Species giganteus
Authority (Diesing, 1850) Pintner, 1929
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Anthocephalus giganteus Diesing, 1850; Rhynchobothrium insigne Linton, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Pintner, T. 1929. Studien über Tetrarhynchen nebst Beobachtungen an anderen Bandwümern (IV. Mitteilung). Über einige Diesing’sche Originale und verwandte Formen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abteilung I 138(3–4): 145–166.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1993. A revision of Dasyrhynchus Pintner (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), parasitic in elasmobranch and teleost fishes. Systematic Parasitology 24: 129-157.

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Scientific Name Notes Description on page 562 of Diesling (1850) (page 49 of PDF); new combination on page 156 of Pintner (1929) (page 12 in PDF).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
06/19/2014Modified
05/24/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Carangidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chorinemus
Species saliens
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Oligoplites
Species saliens
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host Cavo frontali
Host Notes Additional hosts: Carcharhinas leucas; Rhizoprionodon (?) terraenovae; Negaprion brevirostris; Sphyrna sp. (Beveridge & Campbell, 1993). Carcharhinus plumbeus (Linton [1924] as reported in Beveridge & Campbell [1993]). C. amblyrhynchos (Carvajal et al. [1976] as reported in Beveridge & Campbell [1993])

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Praia de Cajatuba
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities not mentioned in original description: Sarasota, Florida, USA; Zaire; Senegal

Specimens

Type Material NMW AN 634, 2567 (types) (as reported in Beveridge & Campbell, 1993)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.