Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus macrocephalus Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5250
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species macrocephalus
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Halysiorhynchus macrocephalus (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913
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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created B. Barbeau, K. Catanese
08/13/2010Modified
05/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
08/18/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

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 walga
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach and spiral intestine
Host Notes See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1992) for list of additional hosts.

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1992) for list of additional localities.

Specimens

Type Material NMW 146 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes See redescription by Beveridge & Campbell (1992) for list of voucher material utilized for redescription,
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.