Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4844 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Sphyriocephalidae |
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| Genus | Sphyriocephalus |
| Species | dollfusi |
| Authority | Bussieras & Aldrin, 1968 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Bussieras, J. and J.-F. Aldrin. 1968. Sphyriocephalus dollfusi n.sp., Cestode Trypanorhyncha parasite de l’estomac du thon patudo, Thunnus obesus. Annales de parasitologie humaine et comparee 43: 645-653. (4356) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Palm, H. W. 2004. The Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863. PKSPL-IPB Press, Bogor, 710 pp. (4253) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 07/09/2014 | Modified | |
| 06/01/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 08/22/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Perciformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Scombridae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | gastric cavity | ||||||
| Host Notes | Site in host given literally as "cavité gastrique". Additional hosts given in Palm (2004): Tarachtichthys steindacheri (larvae); Alopias superciliosus (adults) |
Type Locality
| Country | West Africa |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
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| Locality Notes | Additional locality given in Palm (2004): Pelabuhan Ratu, Indonesia |
Specimens
| Type Material | [not given] |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIG. 1. - Scolex de Sphyriocephalus dollfusi, section sagittale. FIG. 2. - Scolex de S. dollfusi, section mediofrontale; la limite de la bothridie a l'interieur du scolex ·est representee en pointille. FIG. 3. - Trompe de S. do/lfusi, vue par son cote interne ; la face bothridiale est a droite. La portion non evaginee de la trompe est representee en pointille. FIG. 4. - Trompe d,e S. dollfusi, vue par sa face bothridiale ; le cote intern; est a droite 
FIG. 5. - Representation schematique de l'orientation des mes longitudinales de crochets sur la face - bothridiale. FIG. 6. - Crochets de la partie metabasale d'une trompe, vus lateraJ.ement ; a droite crochet du cote interne, a gauche crochet du cote externe. FIG. 7. - Crochets de la partie metabasale d'une trompe, vus de face; a gauche un crochet de la face bothridiale, a droite crochets de la face interne. 
Palm (2004), pg. 171 
Fig. 68 a-d. Sphyriocephalus dollfusi from Thunnus obesus, Atlantic Ocean, a. Scolex. b-c. Basal and
metabasal armature. From Alopias superciliosus, Indonesia (see Palm 2000). d. Basal and metabasal
armature. Note tfiot tfie parallel arrangement of the metabasal hook files changes towards on inverted-
V- pattern at the base (also in b). 
Fig. 67 a-g. Sphyriocephalus dollfusi from Taractichthys steindachneri, Indonesia, a. Scolex. b-c. Metabasal armature, d. Uncinate hooks, e. Distal bothrial surface, papillate microtriches. f. Pars bulbosa, filiform to papillate microtriches. g. Hairlike (capilliform) microtriches at the scolex end. Scale
bars: a, 500; b, 200; c, 100; d, 20; e, 2; f, 1; g, 5. Best viewed in Firefox
