Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4931 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
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| Genus | Tetrarhynchus |
| Species | rhynchobatidis |
| Authority | Shipley & Hornell, 1906 |
| Taxonomic Status | Species inquirenda |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Tentacularia rhynchobatidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1929 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96. (431) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | B. Barbeau, I. Beveridge |
| 08/11/2010 | Modified | |
| 05/19/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 05/21/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 10/29/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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Type Locality
| Country | Sri Lanka |
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| Body of Water | Indian Ocean |
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Specimens
| Type Material | not known |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Plate IV. Fig. 69. Tetrarhynchus rhynchobatidis. x4. Fig. 70. The head of the same. x about 18. Fig. 71. End of a proboscis of the same, x about 100, showing the curiously reversed teeth. 

