Tapeworm Species Details

Pseudonybelinia odontocantha Dollfus, 1966
Trypanorhyncha: Paranybeliniidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4924
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Paranybeliniidae
Subfamily
Genus Pseudonybelinia
Species odontocantha
Authority Dollfus, 1966
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Dollfus, R. P. 1966. Organismes dont la présence dans le Plancton marin était, jusqu’à présent, ignorée: larves et postlarves de cestodes tétrarhynques. Comptes Rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, Paris 262: 2612–2615.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
06/02/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/19/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
08/17/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
04/10/2018ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Malacostraca
Host Order Euphausiacea
Host Family [not given]
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus [not given]
Species [not given]
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus [not given]
Species [not given]
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host haemoceol
Host Notes Dollfus (1966) initially described the metacestodes as free in plankton, but Shimazu (1982) has subsequently shown that they occur in the haemocoel of euphausids.

Type Locality

Country Cape Verde ("Cap Vert")
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Boavista
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN 440-443 HG; Cj 217-9 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.