Tapeworm Species Details

Tentacularia rossii (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1929
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5221
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tentacularia
Species rossii
Authority (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Tetrarhynchobothrium rossii (Southwell, 1912) Beveridge & Campbell, 1988
Synonyms Rhynchobothrium rossii Southwell, 1912
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/06/2015Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
10/23/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/22/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species kuhli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Neotrygon
Species kuhlii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes See Southwell (1929) and Beveridge & Campbell (1988) for lists of additional hosts

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Pearl Banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See Southwell (1929) and Beveridge & Campbell (1988) for lists of additional localities

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1977.11.4.2-5 (lectotype) and BMNH 1977.11.4. 2-5 (paralectotypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 lectotype, 8 paralectotypes
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.