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Heteronybelinia elongata (Shah & Bilqees, 1979) Palm, 1999
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4885
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Heteronybelinia
Species elongata
Authority (Shah & Bilqees, 1979) Palm, 1999
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Nybelinia elongata Shah & Bilqees, 1979
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shah, M. and F. M. Bilqees. 1979. Nybelinia elongata, new species from the fish Pellona elongata of Karachi coast. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 11: 231-233.

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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

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 B. Barbeau, I. Beveridge
08/13/2010Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/05/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Clupeiformes
Host Family Pristigasteridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pellona
Species elongata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ilisha
Species elongata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes [Nemipterus furcosus] Lepturacanthus savala (Perciformes: Trichiuridae) as additional host in Palm (1999).

Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Karachi Coast
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes [Indonesia] Hooghly esturay, India, and Sugar Island, Bay of Bengal as additional localities in Palm (1999).

Specimens

Type Material The specimens are deposited in Department of Zoology, University of Karachi.
Total Number of Type Specimens 8
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Palm (1999, 2004) states that the types ar BMNH 1989.5.18.5, but this is not indicated in the earlier original paper. BMNH 1980.6.23.13 and BMNH 1992.7.1.193–196 (both ex Lepturacanthus savala) as vouchers in Palm (1999).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.