Tapeworm Species Details

Nybelinia basimegacantha Carvajal, Campbell & Cornford, 1976
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4893
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Nybelinia
Species basimegacantha
Authority Carvajal, Campbell & Cornford, 1976
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Carvajal, J., R. A. Campbell, and E. M. Cornford. 1976. Some trypanorhynch cestodes from Hawaiian fishes, with descriptions of four new species. Journal of Parasitology 62(1): 70-77.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
03/17/2010Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/19/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
05/26/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Mullidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Parapeneous [sic]
Species multifasciatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Parupeneus
Species multifasciatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host mouth
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 73257 (holotype), USNPC 73258 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.