Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus balistidis Shipley & Hornell, 1904
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5239
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species balistidis
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1904
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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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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
05/14/2015Modified
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Balistes
Species stellatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Balistes
Species mitis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host sub-peritoneal tissue
Host Notes Type host not designated. Host and site information is for metacestode stage cysticercoid.

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material NMV 2124
Total Number of Type Specimens 9
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Specimens from the fish examined by Shipley and Hornell was potentially parasitised by three species NMV 2126-7, 2129. See Beveridge & Campbell (1998) for more details
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.