Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5202 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Shirleyrhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Tentacularia |
| Species | aetobatidis |
| Authority | (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1929 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Rhinoptericola aetobatidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Herzog & Jensen, 2022 |
| Synonyms | Tetrarhynchus aetobatidis Shipley & Hornell, 1906 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96. (431) Download PDFSouthwell, T. 1929. A monograph on cestodes of the order Trypanorhyncha from Ceylon and India. Part I. Ceylon Journal of Science. Section B. Zoology and Geology 15: 169-312. (446) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | K. Catanese |
| 05/06/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/06/2017 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 06/08/2017 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 08/22/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 02/16/2022 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Aetobatidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Trygon walga | ||||||
| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | Type host not designated between the two given by Shipley & Hornell (1906); Southwell (1929) uses the name "Stoasodon narinari" to refer to the type host of this species. |
Type Locality
| Country | Ceylon [Sri Lanka] |
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| Body of Water | Indian Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Dutch Bay and Pearl Banks |
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Specimens
| Type Material | NMV 2099 (holotype) (as reported in Beveridge & Campbell, 1998) (missing–Herzog & Jensen, 2022) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | Single immature specimen |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Plate II. Fig. 22. Tetrarhynchus aetobatidis. x12. Fig. 23. Extremity of a proboscis. x about 100. Fig. 24. Showing the more sabre-like teeth at the base of the proboscis, and the position of the red granules.
Southwell (1929), pg. 219 

