Tapeworm Species Details

Molicola horridus (Goodsir, 1841) Dollfus, 1935
Trypanorhyncha: Gymnorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4821
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Gymnorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Molicola
Species horridus
Authority (Goodsir, 1841) Dollfus, 1935
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Gymnorhynchus horridus Goodsir, 1841; Gymnorhynchus (Molicola) horridus (Goodsir, 1841) Dollfus, 1935; Tetrarhynchus reptans Cobbold, 1862; Anyhocephalus elongatus Rudolphi, 1819 in part; Floriceps elongatus (Rudolphi, 1919) Yamaguti, 1934; Acanthorhynchus horridus (Goodsir, 1841) Diesing, 1850
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Goodsir, J. 1841. On Gymnorhynchus horridus, a new cestoid entozoon. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 31: 12-Sep.

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Dollfus, R.-P.. 1935. Sur quelques Tetrarhynques (Notes preliminaires). Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 60: 353-357.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Dollfus (1935) renamed this species "Gymnorhynchus (Mollicola) horridus". He describes it under the same name in 1942. Palm (2004) also provides a redescription. First elevation of Molicola from subgenus to genus appears to be Yamaguti (1959) (citation #694).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
06/10/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/21/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/09/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/18/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Tetraodontiformes
Host Family Molidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sun-fish
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mola
Species mola
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host liver
Host Notes See Palm (2004) for additional hosts

Type Locality

Country Scotland
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Firth of Forth
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See Palm (2004) for additional localities

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Palm (2004) cited specimens in the MNHN as types, but these are not types as the species was described from Scotland.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.