Tapeworm Species Details

Pseudanthobothrium aegyptiacus (Hassan, 1982) Jensen, 2005
Rhinebothriidea: Echeneibothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13610
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Echeneibothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pseudanthobothrium
Species aegyptiacus
Authority (Hassan, 1982) Jensen, 2005
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Discobothrium aegyptiacus Hassan, 1982; Lecanicephalum aegyptiacus (Hassan, 1982) Schmidt, 1986
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Hassan, S. H. 1982. Discobothrium aegyptiacus n. sp., a cestode from Raja circularis in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 12: 169-173.

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Jensen, K. 2005. Tapeworms of Elasmobranchs (Part I). A monograph on the Lecanicephalidea (Platyhelminthes, Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 18: 1-241.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Jensen (2005) identified Discobothrium as a non-lecanicephalidean genus with historic ties to the order; she transferred D. aegyptiacus to Pseudanthobothrium to create the new combination

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/05/2016 Created K. Jensen
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/06/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species circularis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Leucoraja
Species circularis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Alexandria
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material CIP No. S 1053 A (holotype) CIP No. S 1053 B
Total Number of Type Specimens 13
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.