Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13465 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Calliobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Symcallio |
| Species | lunae |
| Authority | (Ivanov & Brooks, 2002) Bernot, Caira & Pickering, 2015 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Calliobothrium lunae Ivanov & Brooks, 2002 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | J. P. Bernot |
| Citation(s) |
Ivanov, V. A. and D. R. Brooks. 2002. Callliobothrium spp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Mustelus schmitti (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes) from Argentina and Uraguay. Journal of Parasitology 88: 1200-1213. (3898) Download PDFBernot, J. P., J. N. Caira, and M. Pickering. 2015. The dismantling of Calliobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) with erection of Symcallio n. gen. and description of two new species. Journal of Parasitology 101(2): 167–181. (6504) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | Originally identified as C. lintoni by Ostrowski de Nunez (1973) |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 06/07/2015 | Created | J. Caira |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 09/17/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/19/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 01/20/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 01/20/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 08/07/2017 | Modified | V. Bueno |
| 01/27/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Triakidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Uruguay |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | La Paloma, Departamento de Rocha |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -34.667 |
| DD Longitude | -54.167 |
| Additional Localities | Mar del Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina (38° 00’ S, 57° 33’ W) |
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Specimens
| Type Material | MACN No. 411/1 (holotype); MACN No. 411/2-5 (4 paratypes); USNPC No. 92400 (2 paratypes). |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 18 specimens: 11 whole mounts, 5 observed with SEM and 2 as cross sections |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURES 43–50. Calliobothrium lunae n. sp. 43. Entire worm. Bar = 200 µm. 44. Scolex. Bar = 100 µm. 45. Detail of hooks. Bar = 20 µm. 46. Detail of hooks. Bar = 20 µm, arrow shows the notch in anterior margin of axial hooks. 47. Cross section of mature segment at the level of testes. Bar = 25 µm. 48. Cross section of mature segment at the level of ovary posterior to ovarian isthmus. Bar = 25 µm. 49. Mature segment. Bar = 100 µm. 50. Gravid segment. Bar = 100 µm. Abbreviations: o, ovary; od, oviduct; t, testis; vd, vas deferens; vf, vitelline follicle; vod, ventral osmoregulatory duct. 
FIGURES 51–56. Calliobothrium lunae n. sp., scanning electron micrographs. 51. Scolex. Bar = 100 µm. 52. Microtriches on proximal bothridial surface. Bar = 2.5 µm. 53. Microtriches on mature segment. Bar = 1 µm. 54. Microtriches on cephalic peduncle. Bar = 1 µm. 55. Detail of muscular pad showing sucker. Bar = 25 µm. 56. Microtriches on distal surface of muscular pad. Bar = 2.5 µm. 
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