Tapeworm Species Details

Dibothriorhynchus sphyraenaicus Pintner, 1930
Trypanorhyncha: Sphyriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4996
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Sphyriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Dibothriorhynchus
Species sphyraenaicus
Authority Pintner, 1930
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bombycirhynchus sphaeraenaicum (Pintner, 1930) Pintner, 1931
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Pintner, T. 1930. Wenigbekanntes und Unbekanntes von Rüsselbandwürmen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abteilung I 139(7): 445–537.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description is on page 500 of Pinter (1930) (page 30 in the PDF).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created B. Barbeau, K. Catanese
08/26/2010Modified
05/27/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/31/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Sphyraenidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sphyraena
Species commersoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyraena
Species barracuda
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host [not given]
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka [Ceylon]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material NMW 2092, 2094 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.