Tapeworm Species Details

Mobulocestus mollis Campbell & Beveridge, 2006
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4950
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Mobulocestus
Species mollis
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 2006. Three new genera and seven new species of trypanorhynch cestodes (family Eutetrarhynchidae) from manta rays, Mobula spp. (Mobulidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Folia Parasitologica 53: 255-275.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
02/16/2010Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/09/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Mobulidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mobula
Species thurstoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mobula
Species thurstoni
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host cloaca
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Gulf of California
Island(s)
City/Region La Paz
Coordinates 20°10’N, 110°17’W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material IBUNAM 5456 (holotype); IBUNAM 5457, USNPC 97903 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 8 paratypes
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.