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Family RHINOPTERICOLIDAE Carvajal & Campbell, 1975


Compiler and date details

30 June 2007 - Ian Beveridge & Malcolm Jones

Introduction

The family Shirleyrhynchidae was erected by Campbell & Beveridge (1994) for two enigmatic Australian genera of cestodes characterised by four bothria and a typical heteroacanthous tentacular armature. One genus occurs in dasyatid rays and the other in a basking shark. They were initially thought to be related to the Gilquiniidae based on the possession of four bothria and a typical heteroacanthous armature, but more recent studies (Beveridge et al. 1999) suggest an association with the Eutetrarhynchidae. Their phylogenetic relationships therefore remain to be resolved.

Although initially regarded as endemic, Shirleyrhynchus has recently been shown to occur in Sri Lanka (Beveridge & Campbell 1998) and it is unlikely that Cetorhinicola, the parasite of the basking shark, will prove to be endemic given the pelagic nature of its host.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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06-Feb-2014 CESTODA 05-Feb-2014 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)