Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus equidentatus Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5242
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species equidentatus
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Nybelinia equidentata (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1930
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
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 B. Barbeau, K. Catanese
08/12/2010Modified
05/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/21/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
10/29/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/04/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species walga
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Brevitrygon
Species imbricata?
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

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 NMW 2165 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.