Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13483 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Calliobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Symcallio |
| Species | barbarae |
| Authority | (Ivanov & Brooks, 2002) Bernot, Caira & Pickering, 2015 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Calliobothrium barbarae 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. echrichti by Ostrowski de Nunez (1973) |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2015 | Created | J. Caira |
| 06/08/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 09/17/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 01/19/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 01/20/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/07/2017 | Modified | K. Gallagher |
| 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 | Argentina |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Puerto Quequén, Provincia de Buenos |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -38.533 |
| DD Longitude | -58.700 |
| Additional Localities | Mar del Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina (38° 00’ S, 57° 33’ W); La Paloma, Departamento de Rocha, Uraguay (34°40'S, 54°10'W) |
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Specimens
| Type Material | MACN No. 410/1 (holotype); MACN No. 410/2-3 (4 paratypes); USNPC No. 92399 (2 paratypes). |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 32 specimens: 27 whole mounts, 3 observed with SEM and 2 as cross sections |
| Voucher Material | |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURES 22–31. Calliobothrium barbarae n. sp. 22. Entire worm. Bar = 0.5 mm. 23. Scolex. Bar = 100 um. 24. Detail of hooks. Bar = 15 um. 25. Detail of hooks. Bar = 15 um. 26. Detail of cocoon. Bar = 25 um. 27. Cocoon. Bar = 50 um. 28. Detail of terminal genitalia. Bar = 50 um. 29. Mature segment. Bar = 100 um. 30. Gravid segment. Bar = 100 um. 31. Detail of ootype region. Bar = 20 um. Abbreviations: mg, Mehlis’ gland; o, ovary; od, oviduct; sr, seminal receptacle; u, uterus; ud, uteroduct; vg, vagina.
FIGURES 40–42. Calliobothrium barbarae n. sp., cross sections of mature segment. 40. Cross section at the level of testes anterior to cirrus sac. 41. Cross section at the level of cirrus sac. 42. Cross section at the level of ovarian isthmus. Bar = 50 um. Abbreviations: cs, cirrus sac;
o, ovary; t, testis; u, uterus; vd, vas deferens; vf, vitelline follicle; vg,
vagina; vod, ventral osmoregulatory duct. 
FIGURES 32–39. Calliobothrium barbarae n. sp., scanning electron micrographs. 32. Scolex. Bar = 50 um. 33. Microtriches on proximal
bothridial surface. Bar = 2.5 um. 34. Microtriches on distal bothridial surface. Bar = 2 um. 35. Detail of muscular pad showing apical sucker. Bar = 50 um. 36. Microtriches on proximal surface of muscular pad. Bar = 2 um. 37. Microtriches on immature segment surface. Bar = 2 um. 38. Microtriches on cephalic peduncle surface. Bar = 2.5 um. 39. Microtriches on mature segment surface. Bar = 2.5 um. 
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