Tapeworm Species Details

Paragrillotia similis (Linton, 1908) Dollfus, 1969
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6081
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Paragrillotia
Species similis
Authority (Linton, 1908) Dollfus, 1969
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Rhynchobothrium simile Linton, 1908; Grillotia (Paragrillotia) simmonsi Dollfus, 1969; Grillotia similis (Linton, 1908) Caira & Gavarrino, 1990
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1908. IX. Helminth fauna of the Dry Tortugas. I. Cestodes. Publication No. 102, Papers from the Tortugas Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 1: 157-190.

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Dollfus, R.-P. 1969. Quelques espèces de cestodes tétrarhynchques de la côte Atlantique des États Unis dont l’une n’était pas connue à l’état adulte. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 26: 1037-1061.

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Redescription

Caira, J. N. and M. M. Gavarrino. 1990. Grillotia similis (Linton, 1908) comb. n. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from nurse sharks in the Florida Keys. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington 57: 15-20.

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Scientific Name Notes Authority used to be (Linton, 1909)- changed to (Linton, 1908) to reflect the correct date of publication of Linton's paper, and to match the authority listed in the 2017 PBI Special Issue. Redescribed as Grillotia similis by Caira & Gavarrino (1990). Palm (2004) elevated the subgenus Paragrillotia to the level of genus.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/28/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/07/2015Modified
05/24/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/20/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/04/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
12/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/10/2022ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Ginglymostomatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ginglymostoma
Species cirratum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ginglymostoma
Species cirratum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes "...in upper part of spiral valve." (Linton, 1908)

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Dry Tortugas
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities: Sarasota, Florida (Dollfus 1969); Lower Natacumbe Key, Florida (Caira & Gavarrino 1990)

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 8993 (types, Linton 1908)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material HWML 31165-7 and MNHN BD 28: 83-84 (vouchers, Dollfus 1969); USNPC 80896 (vouchers, Caira & Gavarrino 1990)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.