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Tetrarhynchus erinaceus van Beneden, 1858
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5243
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species erinaceus
Authority van Beneden, 1858
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Grillotia erinaceus (van Beneden, 1858) Guiart, 1927
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1858. Memoire sur les vers intestinaux. Comptes rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, Paris, Supplement 2: 1-376.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
02/21/2013Modified
06/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/06/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species rubus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Raja
Species clavata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Type host not designated by van Beneden (1858), but holotype is from Raja clavata (=Raia rubus) (as per Beveridge & Campbell [2007]). van Beneden (1858) lists the following as other hosts: Lophius piscatorius and Gadus morrhua (peritoneum). Found in umerous other rays and teleosts. See Palm (2004) and Beveridge & Campbell (2007).

Type Locality

Country Belgium
Body of Water North Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Ostende
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea - widespread. See Palm (2004) and Beveridge & Campbell (2007)

Specimens

Type Material MNHN C90 A2R 1026 (holotype) (as per Beveridge & Campbell [2007])
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.