Tapeworm Species Details

Prochristianella aetobatis Robinson, 1959
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5124
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Prochristianella
Species aetobatis
Authority Robinson, 1959
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Trimacracanthus aetobatidis (Robinson, 1959) Beveridge & Campell, 1987
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Type Species
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Citation(s)

Robinson, E. S. 1959. Some new cestodes from New Zealand marine fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86: 381-392.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
08/13/2012Modified
08/23/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatis
Species tenuicaudatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Myliobatis
Species tenuicaudatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Beveridge and Campbell (1987) list the following as additional hosts for this species in their redescription: Trygonorrhina guanerius (valid as Trygonorrhina dumerilii); Myliobatis australis (valid as Myliobatis tenuicaudatus); Dasyatis brevicaudatus (valid as Bathytoshia brevicaudata); Dasyatis thetidis (valid as Bathytoshia lata); Mustelus antarcticus

Type Locality

Country New Zealand
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1987) for list of additional localities.

Specimens

Type Material NMNZ ZQ203 (holotype); NMNZ ZW204-6 (paratypes) (as reported in Beveridge and Campbell, 1987)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes See Beveridge & Campbell (1987) for list of voucher material used for redescription.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.