Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrapapillocephalus magnus Protasova & Mordvinova, 1984
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7937
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Tetrapapillocephalus
Species magnus
Authority Protasova & Mordvinova, 1984
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Oncodiscus sauridae Yamaguti, 1934
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Protasova, E. N. and T. N. Mordvinova. 1986. A ptychobothriid cestode, Tetrapapillocephalus magnus n. g., n. sp. (Pseudophyllidea, Ptychobothriidae) from marine fish. Parazitologiya 20: 313–316.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, R. Vlčková, M. Říha, T. Walter, A. T. Yuniar, and H. W. Palm. 2009. Revision of tapeworms (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea) from lizardfish (Saurida: Synodontidae) from the Indo-Pacific region. Zootaxa 1977: 55-67.

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Scientific Name Notes -synonymised by Kuchta and Scholz (2007)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
11/25/2020ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/09/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Aulopiformes
Host Family Synodontidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Saurida
Species undasquamis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Saurida
Species undasquamis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) -Beryx splendens (immature specimens)
Site in Host intestine and pyloric ceca
Host Notes -in 2/50 S. undasquamis and 2/35 B. splemdens

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region West Indian Ridge
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -GELAN No. 696
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -plerocercoid on the slide with the holotype of Partitiotestis berycis Protasova & Parukhin, 1986 (GELAN 986).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.