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Tentacularia araya Woodland, 1934
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5203
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tentacularia
Species araya
Authority Woodland, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paroncomegas araya (Woodland, 1934) Campbell, Marques & Ivanov, 1999
Synonyms Eutetrarhynchus araya (Woodland, 1934) Yamaguti, 1959
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1934. On six new cestodes from Amazon fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1: 33-44 + Plates I.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
02/07/2012Modified
05/30/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Potamotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Potamotrygon
Species sp.
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes site in host not given by Woodland (1934); additional hosts from redescription by Campbell et al. (1999): Potamotrygon motoro Potamotrygon reticulatus Potamotrygon falkneri

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities from redescription by Campbell at al. (1999): Rio Salobra, Matto Grosso, Brazil Orinoco River, Venezuela Parana River, Paraguay Puerto Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1966.2.24.98–100 (syntypes) (per redescription by Campbell et al. 1999)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material CHIOC 31822 a-b; USNPC 75711 (per redescription by Campbell et al. 1999)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.