Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4767 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Lacistorhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dasyrhynchus |
| Species | pacificus |
| Authority | Robinson, 1965 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Robinson, E. S. 1965. Cestoda (Tetraphyllidea and Trypanorhyncha) from marine fishes of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 26: 341-348. (387) Download PDF |
| 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. (4322) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Redescribed by Beveridge & Campbell (1993). Original description on page 344 of Robinson (1965) (page 4 in PDF). Additional line drawings can be found in Beveridge & Campbell (1993). |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 05/13/2015 | Modified | |
| 05/24/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 06/01/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 10/31/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Perciformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Sciaenidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | viscera | ||||||
| Host Notes | Additional hosts: Plerocerci : Bigener brownii; Adults: Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus limbatus (all reported in Campbell & Beveridge [1993] from various sources) |
Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Pacific Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | McKenzie Bay, Bondi, New South Wales |
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| Locality Notes | Additional localities as reported in Campbell & Beveridge (1993): South Australia, Western Australia, Brazil |
Specimens
| Type Material | AMS (types missing); AMS W202521 (see note) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | SAM 19735-6, 19740-4, MNHN 96 HF, 97 HF, 106HF, BMNH 1986.10.1.1 (vouchers) |
| Specimen Notes | a replacement specimen has been deposited in AMS but has not been designated a neotype as it does not come from the same host and locality |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figs. 15-19-Dasyrhynchus pacificus n. sp.: 15, scolex. 16, distal proboscid armature. 17, metabasal armature. 18, basal armature. 19, entire larva. 
Figs 1-5. Dasyrhynchus pacificus Robinson. Tentacular armature. 1. Internal surface, basal and metabasal regions. 2. Bothridial
surface, basal and metabasal regions. 3. External surface, basal and metabasal regions. 4. Detail of bothridial face showing two
hook rows and intercalary rows (black); chainette at left. 5. Profiles of hooks 1-10, intercalary hooks (ICH) and chainette element
(C). Scale-bars: 0.1 mm; 1-3 to same scale; 4,5 to same scale. 
Figs 6-10. Dasyrhynchus pacificus Robinson. 6. Scolex. 7. Bothridium. 8. Anterior extremity of bulb showing attachment of
retractor muscle. 9. Developing cirrus-sac in immature proglottis, showing testes (t), junction of cirrus (c) and vagina (v) within
cirrus-sac. 10. Distal genitalia of mature segment, showing vagina (va) within cirrus-sac, internal (i) and external (e) seminal
vesicles; note that vagina joins cirrus just prior to genital atrium. Scale-bars: 6, 1.0 mm; 7-10, 0.1 mm. Best viewed in Firefox
