Tapeworm Species Details

Hexacanalis abruptus (Southwell, 1911) Perrenoud, 1931
Lecanicephalidea: Lecanicephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5748
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Lecanicephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Hexacanalis
Species abruptus
Authority (Southwell, 1911) Perrenoud, 1931
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Cephalobothrium abruptum Southwell, 1911; Lecanicephalum abruptum (Southwell, 1911) Furhmann, 1931
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1911. Description of nine new species of cestode parasites, including two new genera from marine fishes of Ceylon. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 216-225.

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Perrenoud, W. 1931. Recherches anatomiques et histologiques sur quelques cestodes de sélaciens. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 38: 469-555.

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Redescription

Cielocha, J. J. and K. Jensen. 2011. A revision of Hexacanalis Perrenoud, 1931 (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) and description of H. folifer n. sp. from the zonetail butterfly ray Gymnura zonura (Bleeker) (Rajiformes: Gymnuridae). Systematic Parasitology 79: 1–16.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/07/2009 Created K. Koch
09/17/2014Modified
08/03/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
07/01/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/15/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Gymnuridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pteroplatea
Species micrura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gymnura
Species micrura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material deposited at the Colombo Museum, Colombo, Sri Lanka (see Southwell, 1911); Lectotype BMNH 2011.2.1.1 Paralectotypes BMNH 2011.2.1.2-20 (see Cielocha and Jensen, 2011)
Total Number of Type Specimens 87 (see Southwell, 1911); 7 complete fragmented worms, 11 slides of partial specimens, 6 slides of proglottid cross-sections, 4 slides of proglottid longitudinal sections (see Cielocha and Jensen, 2011)
Voucher Material Vouchers BMNH 20.11.2.1.21-24 (see Cielocha and Jensen, 2011)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.