Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalus gracilis Rudolphi, 1819
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4964
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalus
Species gracilis
Authority Rudolphi, 1819
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Callitetrarhynchus gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Pintner, 1931
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Rudolphi, C. A. 1819. Entozoorum synopsis, cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Sumtibus Augusti Rücker, Berolini (Berlin), 811 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Name first mentioned on page 178 of Rudolphi (1891) (page 186 of PDF); description starts on page 540 of Rudolphi (1891) (page 548 of PDF).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
08/20/2014Modified
05/26/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/23/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/22/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Scombroidei
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Scombri
Species rochei
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Auxis
Species rochei
Subspecies rochei
Additional Host(s) mesentery of "Bramae (Spari) Raji" (Rudolphi, 1819) (= Brama brama)
Site in Host peritoneum
Host Notes Type host referred to as both "Scombri Rochei" and "Scombrum Rochei" in Rudolphi (1819). Reported from numerous elasmobranchs and teleosts- see Palm (2004)

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Naples
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Cosmopolitan- see Palm (2004)

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.