Tapeworm Species Details

Gymnorhynchus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) Rudolphi, 1819
Trypanorhyncha: Gymnorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4774
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Gymnorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Gymnorhynchus
Species gigas
Authority (Cuvier, 1817) Rudolphi, 1819
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Scolex gigas Cuvier, 1817; Gymnorhynchus reptans Rudolphi, 1819; Bothriorhynchus continuus van Lidth de Jeude, 1829; Vaullegeardia moniezi (Railliet, 1899) Guiart, 1927; Tetrarhynchus gigas (Cuvier, 1817) van Beneden, 1858
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Cuvier, G. 1817. Le regne animal distribue d’apres son organisation pour servir de base a l”Histoire naturelle des animaux et d’introduction a l’anatomie comparee. , Paris, 255 pp.

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Rudolphi, C. A. 1819. Entozoorum synopsis, cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Sumtibus Augusti Rücker, Berolini (Berlin), 811 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original name mentioned on page 48 of Cuvier (1817). Rudolphi transfers Cuvier's species to the genus Gymnorhynchus in 1819 and names it G. repetans, but the older specific epithet "gigas" has priority.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
05/31/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/12/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Bramidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sparus
Species raii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Brama
Species brama
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host musculature
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Type Locality

Country [not given]
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes France, Italy, Gibraltar

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
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Specimen Notes NMHM, BMNH
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.