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Rhodobothrium pulvinatum Linton, 1889
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13482
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhodobothrium
Species pulvinatum
Authority Linton, 1889
Taxonomic Status Nomen nudum
Valid Name Rhodobothrium pulvinatum Linton, 1890
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1889. Notes on cestoid Entozoa of marine fishes. American Journal of Science and Arts. 3rd Series 37: 239-240.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Linton first used this name in 1889 (Citation 267) in a communication about his 1890 publication (Citation No. 1011), but provided no description of the type species, R. pulvinatum or the genus at that time and thus the 1889 record is considered to be a Nomen nudum. In 1890 Linton noted that he felt he had been "misled" (pg. 759) by the morphology and placed his new species in Anthobothrium as A. pulvinatum. However, in 1890 he also noted that he believed he was in error in establishing a new genus for A. pulvinatum, which he described in detail in the 1890 publication. However, as a consequence Linton (1890) also formally established both Rhodobothrium and its type species R. pulvinatum. Determined to be a genus of the Rhinebothriidea by Healy et al (2009) and Ruhnke (2011).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2015 Created J. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/21/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
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Genus Trygon
Species centroura
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Dasyatis
Species centroura
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
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City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.