Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5902 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Eutetrarhynchidae |
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| Genus | Eutetrarhynchus |
| Species | araya |
| Authority | (Woodland, 1934) Yamaguti, 1959 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Paroncomegas araya (Woodland, 1934) Campbell, Marques & Ivanov, 1999 |
| Synonyms | Tentacularia araya Woodland, 1934 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Woodland, W. N. F. 1934. On six new cestodes from Amazon fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1: 33-44 + Plates I. (509) Download PDFYamaguti, S. 1959. Systema Helminthum. Vol. II. The Cestodes of Vertebrates. Keigaku Publishing House, Tokyo, 860 pp. (694) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | New combination occurs on Yamaguti (1959), pg. 118 |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 05/21/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 05/13/2015 | Modified | |
| 12/11/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/30/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 07/26/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Potamotrygonidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | site in host not given by Woodland (1934); additional hosts from redescription by Campbell et al. (1999): Potamotrygon motoro Potamotrygon reticulatus Potamotrygon falkneri |
Type Locality
| Country | Brazil |
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| Body of Water | Amazon River |
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| Locality Notes | Additional localities from redescription by Campbell at al. (1999): Rio Salobra, Matto Grosso, Brazil Orinoco River, Venezuela Parana River, Paraguay Puerto Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina |
Specimens
| Type Material | BMNH 1966.2.24.98–100 (syntypes) (per redescription by Campbell et al. 1999) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | CHIOC 31822 a-b; USNPC 75711 (per redescription by Campbell et al. 1999) |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 5 (X 12) : the scolex; A ( X 87), portion of a proboscis; B (X 395), spines on tho proboscides. . 6· ( x 39): dorsal aspect of a gravid proglottid. 7 ( x 56): transverse section of proglottid anterior to o .... ary. 8 ' ( X 87): median ventral portion of · transverse section of proglottid, to show tho .. position of the vagina ventral to the uterus. 9 (X 87): transverse section through hind end of a young graviu proglottiu in region of the quadt·ipartite ovary. 10 (X 395): undistorted intra·uterine eggs. Lettering to figures: C.MB. Circular muscle-bands round edges of suckers. OS. Cirrus-sac. DV. Dorsal excretory canal. LM. Longitudinal muscles. N. Lateral nerve. O. Ovary. OP. Opening of Bucker. SUBO. Subcuticula. T. Testes. UP. Uterine pore. U'1.'. Uterus. UTD. Uterine duct. V. Vitellaria. VAG. Vagina. YES. Coils of vas deferens. VV. Ventral excretory canal.
6 (X 39): Dorsal aspect of a gravid proglottid.
7 (X 56): Transverse section of proglottid anterior to ovary.
8 (X 87): Median ventral portion of transverse section of proglottid, to show the position of the vagina ventral to the uterus.
9 (X 87): Transverse section through hind end of a young gravid proglottid in region of the quadripartite ovary.
10 (X 395) : Undistorted intra-uterine eggs. 
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