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Heteronybelinia nipponica (Yamaguti, 1952) Palm, 1999
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4872
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Heteronybelinia
Species nipponica
Authority (Yamaguti, 1952) Palm, 1999
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Nybelinia nipponica Yamaguti, 1952; Nybelinia rougetcamapanae Dollfus, 1960
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1952. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of fishes, II. Acta Medicinae Okayama 8: 1-76.

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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Palm (1999) does not indicate this as a new combination but given that he erects Heteronybelinia in this paper, it is the first use of this combination.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/26/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Ophidiiformes
Host Family Ophidiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Neobythites
Species macrops
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Neobythites
Species macrops
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Xystrias grigorjewi (= Eopsetta grigorjewi) (Pleuronectiformes, Pleuronectidae), Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus (Pleuronectiformes, Paralichthydae), and Argentina kagoshimae (Osmeriformes, Argentinidae)
Site in Host gastro-intestinal wall or body cavity
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Maisaka, Sizuoka Prefecture
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Tosa Bay, and Obama, Hukui Prefecture, Japan
Locality Notes

Specimens

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