Tapeworm Species Details

Symcallio eschrichti (van Beneden, 1850) Bernot, Caira & Pickering, 2015
Tetraphyllidea: Calliobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13470
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Calliobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Symcallio
Species eschrichti
Authority (van Beneden, 1850) Bernot, Caira & Pickering, 2015
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Acanthobothrium eschrichtii Van Beneden, 1850, Calliobothrium eschrichti van Beneden, 1850
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By J. P. Bernot
Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1850. Les helminthes cestoïdes, considérés sous le rapport de leurs métamorphoses, de leur composition anatomique et de leur classification, et mention de quelques espèces nouvelles de nos poissons plagiostomes. Bulletins de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et Beaux-Arts de Belgique 16(Part 2): 269-282.

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Bernot, 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.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes the second “i” at the end of the specific epithet was formally dropped by Nasin et al. (1997)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2015 Created J. Caira
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/17/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/19/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/20/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
09/19/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
09/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedK. Gallagher

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species vulgaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mustelus
Species sp.
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes valid type host likely Mustelus asterias, M. mustelus, or M. punctulatus according to Nasin et al. (1997); likely not M. asterias given that a number of specimens of this species were examined but S. eschrichti not found (Caira, pers. comm.)

Type Locality

Country Belgium
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material Type specimens not indicated
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.