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Tetrarhynchus annandalei Hornell, 1912
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5238
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species annandalei
Authority Hornell, 1912
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Hornelliella annandalei (Hornell, 1912) Yamaguti, 1954
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus annandalei Hornell, 1912, pp. 201–4, figures 13, 15; Southwell, 1924, p. 475 (as syn. of Rhynchobothrium erinaceus (van Beneden, 1858)); Tentacularia macropora (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) sensu Southwell, 1929, pp. 215–9, figures 5–6; H. annandalei (Hornell, 1912) Yamaguti, 1954, pp. 362–6, figures 10–12; Hornelliella macropora (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) sensu Campbell & Beveridge, 1987, pp. 197–200, figures 1–11.
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Hornell, J. 1912. New cestodes from Indian fishes. Records of the Indian Museum 7: 197-204.

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Scientific Name Notes See Beveridge & Campbell (1998) (citation #4345) for a thorough review of the confusing taxonomic history of this species.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/14/2015Modified
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/24/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Stegostomatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Stegostoma
Species tigrinum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Stegostoma
Species fasciatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Record from Galeocerdo cuvier is a labeling error. The former name of the zebra shark was Stegostoma tigrinum and the former name of the tiger shark was Galeocerdo tigrinum. Apparently the wrong generic name was selected for the collection from a zebra shark

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Pearl Banks
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Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
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Specimen Notes Cotype: One spirit specimen, scolex and piece of strobila, from Trygon sp., Ceylon Pearl Banks, labelled “cotype”, VNHM V3315 (as per Beveridge & Campbell, 1998)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.