Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus aetobatidis Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Trypanorhyncha: Shirleyrhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5237
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Shirleyrhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species aetobatidis
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rhinoptericola aetobatidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Herzog & Jensen, 2022
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
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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.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/08/2015Modified
10/29/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/06/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/08/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/22/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
02/16/2022ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Aetobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatis
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species narinari
Subspecies
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]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Dutch Bay and Pearl Banks
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material NMV 2099 (holotype) (as reported in Beveridge & Campbell, 1998) (missing–Herzog & Jensen, 2022)
Total Number of Type Specimens Single immature specimen
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.