Tapeworm Species Details

Rhinoptericola Carvajal & Campbell, 1975
Trypanorhyncha: Rhinoptericolidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5145
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Rhinoptericolidae
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Genus Rhinoptericola
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Authority Carvajal & Campbell, 1975
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Synonyms Shirleyrhynchus Beveridge & Campbell, 1988
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Type Species Rhinoptericola megacantha Carvajal & Campbell, 1975
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Carvajal, J. and R. A. Campbell. 1975. Rhinoptericola megacantha gen. et sp. n., representing a new family of trypanorhynch cestodes from the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815). Journal of Parasitology 61(6): 1023-1030.

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Redescription

Herzog, K. S. and K. Jensen. 2022. A synergistic, global approach to revising the trypanorhynch tapeworm family Rhinoptericolidae (Trypanobatoida). PeerJ Life & Environment 10:e12865: 83 pp.

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Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
04/14/2011Modified
08/18/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/30/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
02/15/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/18/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau

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