Species Baylisiella tecta (Linstow, 1892)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Bothriocephalus tectus Linstow, O.F.B. von 1892. Helminthen von Süd-Georgien. Nach der Ausbeute der deutschen Stationen von 1882–1883. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 9: 59-77.

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMH 9380, Antarctica.

  Type host:

   Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) [PHOCIDAE]

Generic Combinations

• Baylisiella tecta (Linstow, 1892). —
  Markowski, S. 1952. The cestodes of seals from the Antarctic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 123-150

Distribution

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Original AFD Distribution Data

Antarctic Region

• Australian Antarctic Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: endoparasitic (host(s): Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) [PHOCIDAE] Southern Elephant Seal).

General References

Mackerras, M.J. 1958. Catalogue of Australian mammals and their recorded internal parasites. II. Eutheria. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 126-143 (Australian record)

History of changes