Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5540 |
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| Order | Tetrabothriidea |
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| Genus | Tetrabothrius (Tetrabothrius) |
| Species | forsteri |
| Authority | (Krefft, 1871) Fuhrmann, 1904 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Taenia forsteri Krefft, 1871 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Krefft, G. 1871. On Australian Entozoa. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2: 206-232. (4224) Download PDFFuhrmann, O.. 1904. Die Tetrabothrien der Saugetiere. Centralblatt fur Bakteriologie I Abt. 35: 744-752. (4213) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Delyamure, S. L. 1955. Helminthofauna of marine mammals (ecology and phylogeny). Israel Program for Scientific Translations 1968, Jerusalem, 522 pp. (4208) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | K. Catanese |
| 02/18/2010 | Modified | |
| 02/09/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 02/17/2016 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 03/09/2016 | Modified | N. Arisco |
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| Site in Host | stomach | ||||||
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Type Locality
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| City/Region | Port Jackson |
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Specimens
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
TAENIA FORSTERI. Fig. 4. —Terminal proglottides enlarged. Fig. 5. —Outline sketch showing the natural size. Fig. 6. —Head and neck enlarged.
Fig. 1. Skolex von T. Forsteri.
Fig. 2. Eizellen aus dem Keimstock von T. Forsteri.
Fig. 3 Verlauf der weiblichen Genitalgange von T. Forsteri: V Vagina, Od Ovidukt,
Ov Keimstock, Oo Oocapt, Sd Schalendrusen, Ug Uteringang, Dg Dottergang, U Uterus.
Fig. 4. Querschnitt durch den Ovidukt.
Fig. 5. Junge Dotterdruse. Dr Dotterreservoir, Dg Dottergang.
From Krefft, 1871.
51. Tetrabothrium forsteri (Krefft, 1871) Fuhrmann, 1904. Scolex (after Baer, 1932). 52. Tetrabothrium forsteri (Krefft, 1871) Fuhrmann, 1904. Part of transverse section of the segment in the region of the genital _____ after Baer, 1932.
From Delyamure, 1955


