Tapeworm Species Details

Grillotia branchi Shaharom & Lester, 1982
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4859
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Grillotia
Species branchi
Authority Shaharom & Lester, 1982
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Grillotiella exilis (Linton, 1909) Palm, 2004
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Shaharom, F. M. and R. J. G. Lester. 1982. Description and observations on Grillotia branchi n.sp., a larval trypanorhynch of the Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commersoni. Systematic Parasitology 4: 6-Jan.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
05/22/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Scomberomorus
Species commersoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Scomberomorus
Species commerson
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host gill arches
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Point Lookout, Queensland
Coordinates
DD Latitude 27 25’S 153 25’E
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Pulau Ketam, Malaysia Cairns, Queensland
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype USNPC 76386. Paratypes USNPC 76387, BMNH 1981.3.8.1-3, QM GL 4-6.
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.