Tapeworm Species Details

Heteronybelinia palliata (Linton, 1924) Palm & Overstreet, 2000
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4865
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Heteronybelinia
Species palliata
Authority (Linton, 1924) Palm & Overstreet, 2000
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus palliatus Linton, 1924; Nybelinia palliata (Linton, 1924) Dollfus, 1929; Stenobothrium palliatum (Linton, 1924)
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1924. Notes on cestode parasites of sharks and skates. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64: 1-114.

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Palm, H. W. and R. M. Overstreet. 2000. New records of trypanorhynch cestodes from the Gulf of Mexico, including Kotorella pronosoma (Stossich, 1901) and Heteronybelinia palliata (Linton, 1924) comb. n. Folia Parasitologica 47: 293-302.

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Redescription

Palm, H. W. and R. M. Overstreet. 2000. New records of trypanorhynch cestodes from the Gulf of Mexico, including Kotorella pronosoma (Stossich, 1901) and Heteronybelinia palliata (Linton, 1924) comb. n. Folia Parasitologica 47: 293-302.

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Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 95 of Linton (1924)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created
03/18/2010Modified
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Sphyrnidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cestracion
Species zygaena
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyrna
Species zygaena
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach
Host Notes See redescription in Palm & Overstreet (2000) for additional hosts

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redescription in Palm & Overstreet (2000) for additional localities

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 7726 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 5 syntypes
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes See redescription in Palm & Overstreet (2000) for additional specimens examined for redescription
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.