Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4876 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Tentaculariidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Mixonybelinia |
| Species | beveridgei |
| Authority | (Palm, Walter, Schwerdtfeger & Reimer, 1997) Palm, 1999 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Nybelinia beveridgei Palm, Walter, Schwerdtfeger & Reimer, 1997 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Palm, H. W., T. Walter, G. Schwerdtfeger, and L. W. Reimer. 1997. Nybelinia Poche, 1926 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from the Mocambique coast, with description of Nybelinia beveridgei sp. nov. and systematic consideration on the genus. South African Journal of Marine Science 18: 273-285. (4370) Download PDFPalm, 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. (4368) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | B. Barbeau, I. Beveridge |
| 05/07/2015 | Modified | |
| 05/30/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 06/08/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 07/27/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Pleuronectiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Bothidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Lophiodes mutilus; Coelorinchus braueri | ||||||
| Site in Host | stomach | ||||||
| Host Notes | found in the stomach wall, body cavity and peritoneum of hosts. |
Type Locality
| Country | Mozambique |
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| Body of Water | Mozambique Channel |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Nambian Coast |
| Coordinates | 22°21’S, 35°51’E |
| DD Latitude | |
| DD Longitude | |
| Additional Localities | 20°07'S, 35°54'E; 22°07'S, 35°4'E |
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Specimens
| Type Material | BMNH 1997.3.24.1 (holotype), BMNH 1997.3.24.2-4 (paratypes) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 4 |
| Voucher Material | BMNH 1997.3.24.5 (voucher) |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 2: Nybelinia beveridgei sp. nov.- (a) scolex, (b) bulb with retractor muscle and muscular ring around the basal part of the tentacle sheath. Scale bar: (a) = 1mm, (b) = 200 µm
Fig. 3: Nybelinia beverigei sp. nov. (a) tentacle metabasal (Rows 15-21), external surface, antibothridial on right hand and bothridial on left hand side. (c) profile of metabasal hook, bothridial (1), andtibothridial (2), profile of basal hook (3). Scale bar: (a,b) = 50 µm, (c) = 10 µm


