Tapeworm Species Details

Diesingium woodsholei (Dollfus, 1969) Beveridge & Campbell, 1994
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4772
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Diesingium
Species woodsholei
Authority (Dollfus, 1969) Beveridge & Campbell, 1994
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Mustelicola woodsholei Dollfus, 1969
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Dollfus, R.-P. 1969. Quelques espèces de cestodes tétrarhynchques de la côte Atlantique des États Unis dont l’une n’était pas connue à l’état adulte. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 26: 1037-1061.

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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 Original description on page 1037 of Dollfus (1969) (page 2 in PDF).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/13/2015Modified
05/27/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN BD 19 45-49, C78 (holotype) [?]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.