Tapeworm Species Details

Grillotia patagonica Menoret & Ivanov, 2012
Trypanorhyncha: Grillotiidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9801
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Grillotiidae
Subfamily
Genus Grillotia
Species patagonica
Authority Menoret & Ivanov, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By B. Schaeffner
Citation(s)

Menoret, A. and V. A. Ivanov. 2012. Description of plerocerci and adults of a new species of Grillotia (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) in teleosts and elasmobranchs from the Patagonian Shelf off Argentina. Journal of Parasitology 98(6): 1185-1199.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/03/2012 Created
08/20/2014Modified
05/29/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/07/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Arhynchobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Psammobatis
Species rudis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Psammobatis
Species rudis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Plerocercus: Cottoperca gobio; Nemadactylus bergi; Salilota australis; Patagonotothen brevicauda; Patagonotothen ramsayi
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Plerocerci in visceral mesentery of teleosts; adults in spiral intestine of P. rudis.

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Santa Cruz Province
Coordinates 48º59'04S, 65º15'50W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Off Puerto Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (54º29'30"S, 65º031'10"W) (PD3-032, PD3-033, PD3-034); off Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (51º32'20"S, 65º10'48"W) (PD3-035); off Puerto San Julián, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (4885900400S, 65º15'50"W) (PD3-056); off Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (47º47'40"S, 65º34'54"W) (PD3-069, PD3-070, PD3- 076); off Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (46º50'37"S, 66º01'53"W) (PD3-081); and off Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, Argentina (45º00'28"S, 66º16'47"W) (PD3-113).
Locality Notes Off Puerto San Julián

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (adult worm, robust form) and 4 paratypes (2 adult worms [1 slender and 1 robust worm, 2 slides with histological sections] and 2 plerocerci) deposited in MACN-Pa No. 534/1– 5, 2 paratypes (2 plerocerci) deposited in USNPC 105950/1. Additional specimens (whole mounts, histological sections, and specimens prepared for SEM) retained in the personal collection of Verónica Ivanov.
Total Number of Type Specimens Based on whole mounts of 11 plerocerci, 2 immature worms, 4 mature and gravid worms, and 1 scolex of a mature but fragmented specimen; 2 plerocerci and 1 immature specimen examined with SEM; and histological sections of proglottids from a gravid specimen.
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.