Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 6031 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Rhinoptericolidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Nataliella |
| Species | marcelli |
| Authority | Palm, 2010 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Palm, H. W. 2010. Nataliella marcelli n. g., n. sp. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha: Rhinoptericolidae) from Hawaiian fishes. Systematic Parasitology 75: 105-115. (4628) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 05/24/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 07/08/2014 | Modified | |
| 06/09/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 07/22/2019 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Perciformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Scombridae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Aphareus rutilans; Euthynnus (yaito) affinis; Heteropriacanthus cruentatus; Naso brevirostris | ||||||
| Site in Host | stomach | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | Oahu |
| City/Region | Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Additional Localities | |
| Locality Notes | Fish obtained from local fish markets in Honolulu, Oahu |
Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype and two paratypes from the stomach of Auxis thazard thazard (MPM 23200); one paratype from the stomach of Aphareus rutilans (MPM 23201) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | MPM 23203 (from Euthynnus (yaito) affinis) and MPM 23202 (from Naso brevirostris). A specimen of this species from Heteropriacanthus cruenatus was included in the molecular analyses by Palm et al. (2009) as ‘Unidentified gen. nov. sp. nov.’ (GenBank SSU |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 1 Nataliella marcelli n. g., n. sp. from Auxis thazard thazard. a. Entire scolex; b. Homeoacanthous armature, metabasal; c. Homeoacanthous armature, apical; d. Homeoacanthous armature, above basal armature, external tentacle surface; e. Basal macrohooks 1–6; f. Internal tentacle surface, basal armature; g. External tentacle surface, basal armature. Scale-bars: a, 500 lm; b–g, 50 lm
Fig. 2 Nataliella marcelli n. g., n. sp. from Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. a. Pars bothrialis; b. Homeoacanthous armature,
metabasal; c. Homeoacanthous armature, apical; d. Antibothrial
macrohooks 5 and 6, basal armature; e–f. External tentacle surface, basal armature; note the pairs of uncinate hooks between the macrohooks 1–4 and 5–6; bifid hooks above the
basal armature marked with an asterisk. Scale-bars: a, 100 lm;
b–f, 10 lm
Fig. 3 Nataliella marcelli n. g., n. sp. from Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. a. Ear-shaped bothria; b. Gladiate spiniform microtriches on distal bothrial surface; c–d. Gladiate spiniform microtriches on the proximal bothrial surface; note the cilium; e. Filiform microtriches on the pars vaginalis; f–g. Filiform microtriches at the terminal end of the scolex; h. Filiform microtriches and cilium at the terminal end of the scolex. Scalebars: a, f, 10 lm; b, h, 2 lm; c–e, g, 1 lm


