Tapeworm Species Details

Gymnorhynchus (Gymnorhynchus) isuri Robinson, 1959
Trypanorhyncha: Gymnorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5915
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Gymnorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Gymnorhynchus (Gymnorhynchus)
Species isuri
Authority Robinson, 1959
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Gymnorhynchus isuri Robinson, 1959
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Robinson, E. S. 1959. Some new cestodes from New Zealand marine fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86: 381-392.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes See record 4775

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/07/2015Modified
05/30/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/12/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/19/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Lamniformes
Host Family Lamnidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Isurus
Species glaucus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Isurus
Species oxyrinchus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country New Zealand
Body of Water Cook Strait
Island(s)
City/Region Makara
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities: New York, USA (as per Caira & Bardos [1996])

Specimens

Type Material NMNZ no. 198 [syntypes]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material BM Nos. 1976.4.14.15 & 1961.9.1.17-20 (larvae) (as per Caira & Bardos [1996])
Specimen Notes Material from redescription by Caira & Bardos (1996): USNPC 85936-9
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.