Tapeworm Species Details

Grillotia brayi Beveridge & Campbell, 2007
Trypanorhyncha: Grillotiidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5771
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Grillotiidae
Subfamily
Genus Grillotia
Species brayi
Authority Beveridge & Campbell, 2007
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 2007. Revision of the Grillotia erinaceus (van Beneden, 1858) species complex (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), with the description of G. brayi n. sp.. Systematic Parasitology 68: 1-31.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/21/2009 Created Littlewood
08/04/2012Modified
05/21/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/06/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Amblyraja
Species radiata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Amblyraja
Species radiata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Plerocerci: 2 specimens from viscera of Nezumia aequalis west of Outer Hebrides (BMNH 1989.1.25.10).
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Iceland
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Kolkugrunn
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Nordfjordur, Iceland; Whitby, Yorkshire, England; west of Outer Hebrides
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype, 29.vii.1955, MHNG 40834; 3 paratypes, 19.vii.1959, MHNG 40833.
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 3 paratypes
Voucher Material 1 specimen from A. radiata, off Whitby, Yorkshire, England and 2 plerocerci from viscera of Nezumia aequalis, west of Outer Hebrides
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.