Tapeworm Species Details

Nybelinia queenslandensis Jones & Beveridge, 1998
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4910
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Nybelinia
Species queenslandensis
Authority Jones & Beveridge, 1998
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Jones, M. K. and I. Beveridge. 1998. Nybelinia queenslandensis sp. n. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) parasitic in Carcharhinus melanopterus, from Australia, with observations on the fine structure of the scolex including the rhyncheal system. Folia Parasitologica 45: 295-311.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes See the PDF of Jones and Beveridge (1998) for Figs. 13–34 (i.e., light micrographs and TEM images).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
03/01/2010Modified
05/19/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
06/16/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species melanopterus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species melanopterus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Mackay, Queensland
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Heron island, Queensland, Australia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM 28016 (holotype), SAM 28017 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material 10 specimens: 1 mounted in Berlese fluid (SAM 28018-9); 4 stained (SAM 28020-5), and 5 scoleces sectioned (SAM 28026).
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.