Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalus giganteus Diesing, 1850
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4963
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalus
Species giganteus
Authority Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dasyrhynchus giganteus (Diesing, 1850) Pintner, 1929
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Description on page 562 of Diesling (1850) (page 49 of PDF).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created B. Barbeau, K. Catanese
07/23/2014Modified
05/24/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/23/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/28/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Carangidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chorinemus
Species saliens
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Oligoplites
Species saliens
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host Cavo frontali
Host Notes Additional hosts: Carcharhinas leucas; Rhizoprionodon (?) terraenovae; Negaprion brevirostris; Sphyrna sp. (Beveridge & Campbell, 1993). Carcharhinus plumbeus (Linton [1924] as reported in Beveridge & Campbell [1993]). C. amblyrhynchos (Carvajal et al. [1976] as reported in Beveridge & Campbell [1993])

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Praia de Cajatuba
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities not mentioned in original description: Sarasota, Florida, USA; Zaire; Senegal

Specimens

Type Material NMW AN 634, 2567 (types) (as reported in Beveridge & Campbell, 1993)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.