Tapeworm Species Details

Scalithrium bilobatum (Young, 1955) Ball, Neifar & Euzet, 2003
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13573
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Scalithrium
Species bilobatum
Authority (Young, 1955) Ball, Neifar & Euzet, 2003
Taxonomic Status Species inquirendum
Valid Name
Synonyms Echeneibothrium bilobatum Young, 1955; Rhinebothrium bilobatum (Young, 1955) Appy & Dailey, 1977
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Young, R. T. 1955. Two new species of Echeneibothrium from the stingray Urobatis halleri. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 74(3): 232-234.

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Ball, D., L. Neifar, and L. Euzet. 2003. Proposition de Scalithrium n. gen. (Cestoda, Tetraphyllidea) avec comme espèce-type Scalithrium minimum (Van Beneden, 1850) n. comb. parasite de Dasyatis pastinaca (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae). Parasite 10: 31-37.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes see Volin et al., 2024 for taxonomic status details

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/04/2015 Created F. Marques
11/04/2015ModifiedF. Marques
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/16/2022ModifiedV. Bueno
09/21/2022ModifiedV. Bueno
08/05/2024ModifiedV. Bueno

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urolophus
Species halleri
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species halleri
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region California
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM Helm. Coll. 45976
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.