Molicola horridus
Molicola horridus in the liver of Diodon hystrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Platyhelminthes
Class:
Cestoda
Subclass:
Eucestoda
Order:
Trypanorhyncha
Family:
Gymnorhynchidae
Genus:
Molicola
Species:
M. horridus
Binomial name
Molicola horridus
(Goodsir, 1841) Dollfus, 1935[1]

Molicola horridus is a species of tapeworm. The adult worm is found in the spiral valve in the lower part of the intestine of the blue shark (Prionace glauca). The larvae are found infesting the livers and muscles of ray-finned fishes such as the ocean sunfish (Mola mola),[2] and the spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix).

This tapeworm has been found parasitising sharks from France, the Mediterranean region, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan and New Zealand.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bray, Rod (2018). "Molicola horridus (Goodsir, 1841) Dollfus, 1935". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Khanna, D.R. (2004). Biology Of Helminthes. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-81-7141-909-8.
  3. ↑ KnoffI, Marcelo; Carmona de São Clemente, Sérgio; Pinto, Roberto Magalhães; Lanfredi, Reinalda Marisa; Gomes, Delir Corrêa (2004). "Taxonomic reports of Otobothrioidea (Eucestoda, Trypanorhyncha) from elasmobranch fishes of the southern coast off Brazil". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 99 (1): 31–36. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762004000100006. PMID 15057344.
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