Tapeworm Species Details

Mustelicola antarcticus Campbell & Beveridge, 1988
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5075
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Mustelicola
Species antarcticus
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 1988
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Diesingium antarcticum (Campbell & Beveridge, 1988) Beveridge & Campbell, 1994
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 1988. Mustelicola antarcticus sp, nov. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from Australian elasmobranchs, and a reassessment of the family Mustelicolidae Dollfus, 1969. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 112: 153-161.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
06/03/2014Modified
05/27/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species antarcticus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Bicheno, Tasmania
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM V4104 (holotype), SAM 17875 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 2 paratypes (three fragmented adult specimens total) (Campbell & Beveridge, 1988)
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.