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Hemipristicola gunterae Cutmore, Theiss, Bennett and Cribb, 2011
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9802
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Hemipristicola
Species gunterae
Authority Cutmore, Theiss, Bennett and Cribb, 2011
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Cutmore, S. C., S. M. Theiss, M. B. Bennett, and T.H. Cribb. 2011. Hemipristicola gunterae gen. n., sp. n. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Phyllobothriidae) from the snaggletooth shark, Hemipristis elongata (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae), from Moreton Bay, Australia. Folia Parasitologica 58: 187-196.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/03/2012 Created T.R. Ruhnke
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Hemigaleidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hemipristis
Species elongata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Moreton Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Wynnum banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude -27.416
DD Longitude 153.166
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (QM G 232173) and 8 paratypes(QM G 23 2174–81)
Total Number of Type Specimens 9
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.