Tapeworm Species Details

Grillotia megabothridia (Hart, 1936) Schmidt, 1986
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5909
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Grillotia
Species megabothridia
Authority (Hart, 1936) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Grillotia heptanchi (Vaullegeard1899)
Synonyms Tentacularia megabothridia Hart, 1936
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By , I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Hart, J. F. 1936. Cestodes from fishes of Puget Sound - II. Tetrarhynchoidea. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 55: 369-387.

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Schmidt, G. D. 1986. Handbook of tapeworm identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 675 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes name and information taken from Schmidt, 1986 (pg. 64)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/07/2015Modified
05/28/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/28/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/11/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/03/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class
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Type Host
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Genus Hexanchus
Species griseus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound
Island(s)
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Specimens

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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.