Tapeworm Species Details

Eutetrarhynchus geraschmidti Dollfus, 1974
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5013
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Eutetrarhynchus
Species geraschmidti
Authority Dollfus, 1974
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Dollfusiella geraschmidti (Dollfus, 1974) Beverdige & Jones, 2000
Synonyms
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Dollfus, R.-P. 1974. D’un Eutetrarhynchus (Cestode Tetrarhynque) au stade pre-adulte chez un Urolophus (Selachii, Dasyatidae): Eutetrarhynchus geraschmidti. Bulletin du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie, Serie 3, No. 207 137: 147-150.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. 1990. Taxonomic revision of Australian Eutetrarhynchidae Guiart (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(4): 785-845.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created B. Barbeau, K. Catanese
08/10/2010Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/02/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urolophus
Species testaceus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus [unknown]
Species [unknown]
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes The presumed type host, Urolphus testaceus, does not occur in South Australia. Beveridge (1990) redescribed the species from an undescribed species of Urolophus from South Australia, with a host specimen deposited in SAM F5063

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water St Vincent Gulf
Island(s)
City/Region Glenelg, South Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities: Beachport, South Australia (Beveridge, 1990)

Specimens

Type Material MNHN C VII 140 (syntypes) (Beveridge 1990)
Total Number of Type Specimens 16 syntype slides (Beveridge 1990)
Voucher Material from Urolophus sp.: SAM 182635; USNPC 80597, BMNH 1989.2.15.6 (Beveridge, 1990)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.