Tapeworm Species Details

Phoreiobothrium swaki Caira & Jensen, 2015
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13615
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phoreiobothrium
Species swaki
Authority Caira & Jensen, 2015
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Caira, J. N. and K. Jensen. 2015. Insights on the identities of sharks of the Rhizoprionodon acutus (Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes) species complex based on three new species of Phoreiobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea). Zootaxa 4059: 335–350.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/06/2016 Created K. Jensen
01/06/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/08/2016Modified
01/08/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhizoprionodon
Species cf. acutus 2
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhizoprionodon
Species cf. acutus 2
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Gulf of Carpentaria
Island(s)
City/Region Weipa, Queensland
Coordinates
DD Latitude -12.586
DD Longitude 141.709
Additional Localities Fog Bay off Dundee Beach, Timor Sea, Northern Territory, Australia (-12.759, 130.352)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (QM No. G235021; whole mount of immature worm) and 1 paratype (QM No. G235020; whole mount of immature worm); 2 paratypes (USNM Nos. 1283357–1283358; whole mounts of 2 immature worms); 2 paratypes (LRP Nos. 8754–8755; whole mount of immature worm, and whole-mounted SEM strobilar voucher). Scolex examined with SEM retained at the University of Kansas.
Total Number of Type Specimens 5 whole mounts of immature worms, and 1 immature worm prepared for SEM with its strobilar voucher
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.