Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus linguatula Van Beneden, 1853
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5975
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species linguatula
Authority Van Beneden, 1853
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802)
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1853. Sur un poisson rare de nos côtes (Scimnus glacialis) et ses parasites. Bulletins de l‘Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et Beaux-Arts de Belgique 20(2): 258-263.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/24/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/10/2015Modified
06/01/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/21/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Scimnus
Species glacialis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host abdominal cavity
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Belgium
Body of Water North Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Ostende
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material None known
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.