Tapeworm Species Details

Paraorygmatobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Ruhnke, 2011
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13471
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Paraorygmatobothrium
Species angustum
Authority (Linton, 1889) Ruhnke, 2011
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Crossobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Linton, 1901; Phyllobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Euzet, 1952; Scyphophyllidium angustum (Linton, 1889) Riser, 1955; Orygmatobothrium Linton, 1889
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Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511.

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Ruhnke, T. R. 2011. Tapeworms of Elasmobranchs (Part III). A monograph on the Phyllobothriidae (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 25: 205 pp.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/07/2015 Created J. Caira
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/25/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/13/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/27/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens at least 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.