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Grillotia (Christianella) australis Beveridge & Campbell, 2001
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4789
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Grillotia (Christianella)
Species australis
Authority Beveridge & Campbell, 2001
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Grillotia australis Beveridge & Campbell, 2001
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 2001. Grillotia australis n. sp. and G. pristiophori n. sp. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from Australian elasmobranch and teleost fishes. Systematic Parasitology 49: 113-126.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Redescribed and moved to the subgenus Christianella by Beveridge & Campbell (2010).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
03/01/2010Modified
05/21/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/05/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/06/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Squatiniformes
Host Family Squatinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Squatina
Species australis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Squatina
Species australis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) plerocercus: Trachurus declivis (Carangidae)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Spencer Gulf
Island(s)
City/Region Cowell, South Australia
Coordinates 33°41'S, 136°55'E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Young Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South Australia; Crayfish Bay, Tasmania
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM AHC 28279 (holotype); SAM AHC 28280, BMNH 2000.2.22.1-2, USNPC 89753, MNHN 830 HF, 135-137 CIX, QM G217633-7, 217925-7 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material SAM AHC 28281; QM G 212144
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.