Tapeworm Species Details

Ancipirhynchus afossalis Schaeffner, Gasser, & Beveridge, 2011
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9779
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Ancipirhynchus
Species afossalis
Authority Schaeffner, Gasser, & Beveridge, 2011
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By B. Schaeffner
Citation(s)

Schaeffner, B. C., R. B. Gasser, and I. Beveridge. 2011. Ancipirhynchus afossalis n. g., n. sp. (Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae), from two species of sharks off Indonesian and Malaysian Borneo. Systematic Parasitology 80: 1-15.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/26/2012 Created J. Cielocha
08/20/2014Modified
05/31/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Hemigaleidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Paragaleus
Species tengi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Paragaleus
Species tengi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Loxodon macrorhinus (see Schaeffner et al., 2001)

Type Locality

Country Indonesia
Body of Water Makassar Strait
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Mangaar, East Kalimantan
Coordinates
DD Latitude 01°13'S
DD Longitude 116°58'E
Additional Localities Sulu Sea off Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (05°50'N, 118°07'E)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype in MZB (No. Ca 142). Paratypes in BMNH (Nos 2011.2.16.38–42); LRP (Nos 7615–7619);MZB(Nos Ca 143–145);SAM (Nos AHC 35100–35104); and USNPC (Nos 104506–104508). Voucher specimens in IPMB (Nos 77.09.02–03);MZUM(Nos 2011.01–03); and USNPC (No 104509). Molecular voucher MZB No. Ca 156.
Total Number of Type Specimens 19
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Based on 19 whole-mounts, 4 specimens observed with SEM and 2 serially sectioned specimens
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.