Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus matheri Southwell, 1929
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5252
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species matheri
Authority Southwell, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pseudolacistorhynchus matheri (Southwell, 1929) Palm, 2004
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1929. A monograph on cestodes of the order Trypanorhyncha from Ceylon and India. Part I. Ceylon Journal of Science. Section B. Zoology and Geology 15: 169-312.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/06/2015Modified
05/20/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
04/29/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/17/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Ginglymostomatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ginglymostoma
Species concolor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Nebrius
Species ferrugineus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host gut
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1977.11.4.14-17b (syntypes) (as reported in Campbell & Beveridge, 1998)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.