Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 9776 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Aporhynchidae |
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| Genus | Aporhynchus |
| Species | menezesi |
| Authority | Noever, Caira, Kuchta & Desjardins, 2010 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Noever, C., J. N. Caira, R. Kuchta, and L. Desjardins. 2010. Two new species of Aporhynchus (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from deep water Lanternsharks (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) in the Azores, Portugal. Journal of Parasitology 96(6): 1176-1184. (5891) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/26/2012 | Created | J. Cielocha |
| 05/29/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 05/31/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Squaliformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Etmopteridae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Portugal |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Island(s) | Azores |
| City/Region | Horta, Faial |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 38.517 |
| DD Longitude | -28.617 |
| Additional Localities | Near Lisbon, Portugal (as per Dollfus, 1942) |
| Locality Notes |
Specimens
| Type Material | Adult specimens: holotype (MHNFCUP No. 078882) and 1 paratype (MHNFCUP No. 078884); 1 paratype (IPCAS No. C–560); 3 paratypes (USNPC No. 103216); 1 paratype (LRP No. 7366), cross sections of terminal proglottid of 1 paratype and its strobilar voucher (LRP Nos. 7374–7382), cross sections of scolex of paratype (LRP Nos. 7370–7373), 3 paratypes prepared for SEM and their strobilar vouchers (LRP Nos. 7367–7369), 2 egg preparations (LRP Nos. 7383–7384); 3 juvenile specimens (LRP Nos. 7385–7387). |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 21 |
| Voucher Material | MNHN No. BD28–88 (originally identified as A. norvegicus, now paratype of A. menezesi n. sp.). |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Line drawings of and Aporhynchus menezesi n. sp. (2) Scolex of A. menezesi n. sp. (USNPC No. 103216). Arrowhead indicates location of section shown in Figure 6. (3)
Mature proglottid of A. menezesi n. sp. (MHNFCUP No. 078882). Arrowhead indicates location of section shown in Figure 7. (4) Detail of terminal
genitalia of A. menezesi n. sp. (MHNFCUP No. 078882). (5a, b) Whole worm of A. menezesi n. sp. (MHNFCUP No. 078882). (a) Anterior half of body;
(b) posterior half of body. Abbreviations: ASV, accessory seminal vesicle; ESV, external seminal vesicle; ISV, internal seminal vesicle. 
FIGURES 6–8. Photomicrographs of Aporhynchus menezesi n. sp. (6)
Cross section through scolex at level of bothria; arrow indicates 1 of 4
bothria (LRP No. 7371). (7) Cross section through mature proglottid at
level of ovary (LRP No. 7381). (8) Eggs. (LRP No. 7383). Abbreviations:
O, ovary; T, testis; V, vitelline follicle. 
FIGURES 9–20. Scanning electron micrographs of Aporhynchus menezesi n. sp. (9) Anterior half of scolex of A.
menezesi n. sp. Small numbers indicate locations of details shown in Figs. 11–14. (10) Bothria of A. menezesi n. sp. (11) Apex of scolex of A. menezesi n. sp. (12) Posterior pedunculus scolecis of A. menezesi n. sp. (13) Proximal bothrial surface of A. menezesi n. sp. (14) Distal bothrial surface of A. menezesi n. sp. Best viewed in Firefox
