Tapeworm Species Details

Tentacularia johnstonei Southwell, 1929
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5209
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tentacularia
Species johnstonei
Authority Southwell, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mecistobothrium johnstonei (Southwell, 1929) Beveridge & Campbell, 1998
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Southwell, 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.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 328 of Southwell (1929.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/06/2015Modified
06/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
04/29/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasybatus
Species sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species sephen
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Ceylon Pearl Banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1977.11.15.66-69a–f (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.