Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12622 |
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| Order | Diphyllidea |
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| Genus | Echinobothrium |
| Species | dorothyae |
| Authority | Caira, Pickering, Schulman & Hanessian, 2013 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | V. Ivanov, R. Kuchta |
| Citation(s) |
Caira, J. N., M. Pickering, A. D. Schulman, and N. J. Hanessian, IV. 2013. Two new species of Echinobothrium (Cestoda: Diphyllidea) from batoids off South Africa. Comparative Parasitology 80(1): 22-32. (6033) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 02/19/2013 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 08/20/2014 | Modified | |
| 03/23/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rajiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rajidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | South Africa |
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| Body of Water | Indian Ocean |
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| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 34°23.83'S; 26°2.44'E at 193 m |
| DD Longitude | |
| Additional Localities | 36°25.97′S; 21°25.73′E at 190 m, 34°54.53′S; 21°28.95′E at 82 m, 34°6.87′S; 22°48.26′E at 58 m |
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Specimens
| Type Material | SAMCTA No. 29528 (holotype); SAMCTA Nos. 29529-29532 (4 paratypes consisting of 3 mature and 1 pregravid worms); LRP Nos. 7918-7922 (5 paratypes consisting of 1 immature, 2 mature, and 2 gravid worms; LRP Nos. 7923-7930 (cross sections of entire worm); USNPC Nos. 106072-106074 (6 paratypes consisting of 1 immature, 3 mature, 1 pregravid and 1 gravid worm |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | whole mounts of 2 immature, 9 mature, and 2 pregravid and 3 fully gravid worms; 10 scoleces observed for SEM; cross-sections of 1 entire mature worm |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figures 1–6. Line drawings of Echinobothrium dorothyae n. sp. 1. Scolex. (paratype LRP No. 7918). 2. Whole worm (holotype SAMCTA No. 29528). 3. Apical hooks and lateral hooklets (holotype SAMCTA No. 29528). 4. Cephalic peduncle spines shown in order from anterior to posterior (paratype LRP No. 7918). 5. Mature proglottid (paratype USNPC No. 106072). Circumcortical nature of vitelline follicles shown only anterior to dashed line. 6. Detail of terminal genitalia in lateral view (paratype USNPC No. 106072); ovarian lobe is above cirrus sac, but is shown only with fine uninterrupted line for purposes of illustrating cirrus sac. 
Figures 7–9. Histological sections of Echinobothrium dorothyae n. sp. 7. (LRP Nos. 7925, 7927). Cross-section through mature proglottid at level of anterior testes. 8. Cross-section through mature proglottid immediately anterior to ovary. 9. Cross-section through mature proglottid of at level of ovary. (CS, cirrus sac; O, ovary; T, testis; U, uterus; V, vitelline follicle.) 
Figures 10–18. Scanning electron micrographs of Echinobothrium dorothyae n. sp. 10. Scolex (small inset numbers correspond to regions presented under higher magnification in Figs. 11–16). 11. Detail of distal bothrial surface. 12. Detail of surface of cephalic peduncle. 13. Detail showing trifurcate spinitriches on lateral margin of distal bothrial surface. 14. Detail of anterior proximal surface. 15. Detail of middle proximal surface. 16. Detail of posterior proximal surface. 17. Detail of posterior region of proximal surface showing break in spinitriches along median line of bothrium. 18. Detail of detached
palmate spinithrix showing uneven extent of electron-dense region of cap at base. Best viewed in Firefox
