Tapeworm Species Details

Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802) Bosc, 1811
Trypanorhyncha: Sphyriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4829
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Sphyriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Hepatoxylon
Species trichiuri
Authority (Holten, 1802) Bosc, 1811
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Echinorhynchus trichiuri Holten, 1802; Hepatoxylon squali Bosc, 1811; Tetrarhynchus grossus Rudolphi, 1819; Tetrarhynchus attenuatus Rudolphi, 1819; Tetrarhynchus discophorus Rudolphi, 1819 in part; Bothriocephalus claviger Leuckart, 1820; Tetrarhynchus linguatula van Beneden, 1853; Tetrarhynchus rugosus Baird, 1853; Tetrarhynchus strangulatus Baird, 1853; Tetrarhynchus carcharias Welch, 1876; Tetrarhynchus wardii Garman, 1885; Dibothriorhynchus wageneri Monticelli, 1893; Diplogonimus loennbergi Guiart, 1931; Dibothriorhynchus stenocephala Guiart, 1935
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Holten, H. S. 1802. Beskrivelse over en ny Fisk fra Portugal, og tvende i samme fundne ubiekindte Indvoldeorme. Skrivter af Naturhistorie. Kjobenhavn. 5: 19-28.

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Bosc, L. A. G. 1811. Sur deux nouveaux genres de vers. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences par la Societe Philomatique, Paris 2: 384-385.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Redescriptions in Dollfus (1942), Campbell & Beveridge (1994) and Palm (2004). Summary of morphological data by Dollfus (1942) pg. 87, Palm (2004) pg. 175. Species placed in the family Hepatoxylidae by Dollfus (1942) and Campbell & Beveridge (1994).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
03/12/2013Modified
06/01/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/24/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Trichiuridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trichiurus
Species gladius
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lepidopus
Species caudatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host abdominal cavity
Host Notes Dollfus (1942, p. 104) gives the host of Holten’s material as Lepidopus argenteus for reasons not explained. For additional hosts, see Dollfus (1942), Palm (2004)

Type Locality

Country Portugal
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes For additional localities, see Dollfus (1942), Palm (2004)

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.