Tapeworm Species Details

Nybelinia africana Dollfus, 1960
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4889
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Nybelinia
Species africana
Authority Dollfus, 1960
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Redescription by Palm and Beveridge (2002).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
07/26/2012Modified
05/19/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
05/23/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
06/04/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Polynemidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Galeoides
Species polydactylus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Galeoides
Species decadactylus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Trigla sp. (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae); Mullus barbatus (Perciformes: Mullidae); Serranus cabrilla (Perciformes: Serranidae)
Site in Host body cavity, gills, wall of pharynx
Host Notes [Carcharhinus spp.] "Unidentified shark" as additional host in Palm and Beveridge (2002).

Type Locality

Country Senegal
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Dakar
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Gorée, Senegal; Algier, Algeria, Mediterranean Sea
Locality Notes [South Africa] Queensland, Australia as additional locality in Palm and Beveridge (2002).

Specimens

Type Material MNHN 653-660 HF (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes QM G 218160 as voucher from "unidentified shark" in Palm and Beveridge (2002).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.