Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4990 |
|---|---|
| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Lacistorhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dasyrhynchus |
| Species | pillersi |
| Authority | (Southwell, 1929) Reimer, 1984 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Pseudogilquinia pillersi (Southwell, 1929) Palm, 2004 |
| Synonyms | Rhynchobothrium sp. II Southwell, 1912; Tentacularia pillersi Southwell, 1929; |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Southwell, T. 1929. A monograph on cestodes of the order Trypanorhyncha from Ceylon and India. Part I. Ceylon Journal of Science. Section B. Zoology and Geology 15: 169-312. (446) Download PDFReimer, L. W. 1984. Investigations of shallow and deepwater prawns and fishes on parasites and a short note on biomass of plancton of the coast of the P. R. of Mozambique. Fischerei - Forschung, Wissenschaftliche Schriftenreihe 22: 27-35. (381) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1998. Re-examination of the trypanorhynch cestode collections of A.E. Shipley, J. Hornell and T. Southwell, with the erection of a new genus, Trygonicola, and redescriptions of seven species. Systematic Parasitology 39: Jan-34. (4345) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/-0001 | Created | K. Catanese |
| 05/13/2015 | Modified | |
| 05/24/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 04/29/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 07/31/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 08/16/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 07/16/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Perciformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Labridae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | musculature | ||||||
| Host Notes | "from cysts in muscles round vertebral column and especially in haemal arch" (Soutwell, 1929). See Palm (2004) and Beveridge & Campbell (1998) for additional hosts. |
Type Locality
| Country | India |
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| City/Region | Adrianpatnam |
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| Additional Localities | off Delft, India (from trawl) |
| Locality Notes | Type locality not designated by Southwell (1929). |
Specimens
| Type Material | BMNH 1977.11.11.19-26 (syntypes) (from Palm, 2004) |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 25. - Tentacularia pillersi n. sp. A - larva x 7. B - head x 35. C - proboscis hooks x 160. D - proboscis hooks x 215 (Orig.). 
From Beveridge & Campbell, 1998 (Cit# 4345) 
Figures 40–44. Dasyrhynchus pillersi (Southwell, 1929) 40. Scolex. 41. Bothridium. 42. Anterior end of bulb showing origin of retractor muscle. 43. Metabasal armature, antibothridial view showing chainette, flanking hook files and intercalary hook rows. 44. Metabasal armature, external surface showing relationships of intercalary hook rows with chainette elements. Scalebars: 40–42, 0.1 mm; 43–44, 0.01 mm. 
Figures 45–50. Dasyrhynchus pillersi (Southwell, 1929). 45. Metabasal armature, internal surface. 46. Metabasal armature, antibothridial surface. 47. Metabasal armature, external surface. 48. Basal armature, antibothridial surface. 49. Profiles of hooks 1(10)–8(80); 50. Profile of hooks from basal region of tentacle. Scalebars: 45–49, 0.1 mm; 50, 0.01 mm. 
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