Tapeworm Species Details

Yorkeria chonburiensis Purivirojkul & Boonsoong, 2012
Tetraphyllidea: Balanobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12860
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Balanobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Yorkeria
Species chonburiensis
Authority Purivirojkul & Boonsoong, 2012
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Purivirojkul, W. and B. Boonsoong. 2012. A New Species of Tetraphyllidean (Onchobothriidae) Cestode from the Brown- Banded Bambooshark Chiloscyllium punctatum (Elasmobranchii: Hemiscylliidae). Journal of Parasitology 98(6): 1216-1219.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/23/2014 Created
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
09/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Hemiscylliidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species punctatum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species punctatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Thailand
Body of Water The Gulf of Thailand
Island(s)
City/Region Chonburi Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude 13º20'31.89''N
DD Longitude 100º54'41.87''E
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material Holotype: Zoological Museum, Kasetsart University (ZMKU), Bangkok, Thailand; ZMKU Ces000101. Paratypes: ZMKU Ces000102, ZMKU Ces000103.
Total Number of Type Specimens based on 3 specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.