Tapeworm Species Details

Tentacularia pinnae (Shipley & Hornell, 1904) Southwell, 1929
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5219
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tentacularia
Species pinnae
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1904) Southwell, 1929
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus pinnae Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1904. The parasites of the pearl oyster. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part II 11: 77-106.

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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

Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 1998. Re-examination of the trypanorhynch cestode collections of A.E. Shipley, J. Hornell and T. Southwell, with the erection of a new genus, Trygonicola, and redescriptions of seven species. Systematic Parasitology 39: Jan-34.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/06/2015Modified
05/27/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Balistes
Species stellatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Balistes mitis probably younger larvae in a Pinna sp.
Site in Host cysts in the tissues around the alimentary canal
Host Notes Type host not designated.

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Ceylon
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material None known
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.