Tapeworm Species Details

Pseudogrillotia spratti Campbell & Beveridge, 1993
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5135
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Pseudogrillotia
Species spratti
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 1993
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paragrillotia spratti (Campbell & Beveridge, 1993) Beveridge & Justine, 2007
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 1993. New species of Grillotia and Pseudogrillotia (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from Australian sharks, and definition of the family Grillotiidae Dollfus, 1969. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 117: 37-46.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/07/2015Modified
05/24/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species brachyurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species brachyurus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Additional hosts: Negaprion acutidens (from redescription by Beveridge & Justine, 2007)

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Tathra, New South Wales
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional locality: off Nouméa, New Caledonia (from redescription by Beveridge & Justine, 2007)

Specimens

Type Material SAM V4212 (holotype); AHC HC23331 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material For redescription: SAM 23331 (18 specimens) (from redescription by Beveridge & Justine, 2007)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.