Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrarhynchus claviger (Leuckart,1820) de Blainville, 1828
Trypanorhyncha:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6199
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family
Subfamily
Genus Tetrarhynchus
Species claviger
Authority (Leuckart,1820) de Blainville, 1828
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802)
Synonyms Bothriocephalus claviger Leuckart, 1920
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By , I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Leuckart, F. S. 1819. Zoologische Bruchstücke. 1. J. R. G. Leuckart, Helmstädt, 70 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes For details see Bothriocephalus claviger

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/03/2010 Created B. Barbeau
06/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/21/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Coryphaenidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Coryphaena
Species hippuris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Coryphaena
Species hippuris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Xiphias gladius
Site in Host liver, gills
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.