Tapeworm Species Details

Diesingium antarcticum (Campbell & Beveridge, 1988) Beveridge & Campbell, 1994
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4770
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Diesingium
Species antarcticum
Authority (Campbell & Beveridge, 1988) Beveridge & Campbell, 1994
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Mustelicola antarcticus Campbell & Beveridge, 1988
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 1988. Mustelicola antarcticus sp, nov. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from Australian elasmobranchs, and a reassessment of the family Mustelicolidae Dollfus, 1969. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 112: 153-161.

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Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1994. Redescription of Diesingium lomentaceum (Diesing, 1850) (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha). Systematic Parasitology 27: 149-157.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/13/2015Modified
05/27/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species antarcticus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mustelus
Species antarcticus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Bicheno, Tasmania
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM V4104 (holotype), SAM 17875 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 2 paratypes (three fragmented adult specimens total) (Campbell & Beveridge, 1988)
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.