Tapeworm Species Details

Nybelinia palliata (Linton, 1924) Dollfus, 1929
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5917
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Nybelinia
Species palliata
Authority (Linton, 1924) Dollfus, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Heteronybelinia palliata (Linton, 1924) Palm & Overstreet, 2000
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1924. Notes on cestode parasites of sharks and skates. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64: 1-114.

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Dollfus, R.-P. 1929. Sur les Tetrarhynques. Definition des genres. Bulletin de la Societe Zologique de France 54: 308-342.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 95 of Linton (1924)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/07/2015Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
01/10/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Sphyrnidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cestracion
Species zygaena
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyrna
Species zygaena
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach
Host Notes See redescription in Palm & Overstreet (2000) for additional hosts

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redescription in Palm & Overstreet (2000) for additional localities

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 7726 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 5 syntypes
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes See redescription in Palm & Overstreet (2000) for additional specimens examined for redescription
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.