Tapeworm Species Details

Nybelinia equidentata (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1942
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5916
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Nybelinia
Species equidentata
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1942
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Dollfus, R.-P. 1942. Études critiques sur les tétrarhynques du Muséum de Paris. Archives du Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, 6. Série 19: 7-466.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/07/2015Modified
06/04/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
05/04/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species walga
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Brevitrygon
Species imbricata?
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material NMW 2165 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.