Tapeworm Species Details

Heteronybelinia estigmena (Dollfus, 1960) Palm, 1999
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4862
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Heteronybelinia
Species estigmena
Authority (Dollfus, 1960) Palm, 1999
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Nybelinia alloiotica Dollfus, 1960; Nybelinia cadenati Dollfus, 1960; Nybelinia oodes Dollfus, 1960; Nybelinia punctatissima Dolfus, 1960
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Dollfus, R.-P. 1960. Sur une collection de tetrarhynques homeacanthes de la famille des Tentaculariidae recoltees principalement dans la region de Dakar. Bulletin de l’Institut Francais d’Afrique Noire, Serie A 22: 788–852.

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Palm, H. W. 1999. Nybelinia Poche, 1926, Heteronybelinia gen. nov. and Myxonebelinia gen. nov. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology series) 65(2): 133-153.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
08/13/2010Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/05/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
08/11/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Carangidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Vomer (Argyreiosus)
Species setipinnis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Selena
Species setipinnis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host branchial cavity
Host Notes Carcharhinus limbatus [Carcharhinus leucas Coryphaena hippurus]

Type Locality

Country Senegal
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Dakar
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Australia South Africa Indonesia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN 704-708 HF (types)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.