Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13833 |
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| Order | Rhinebothriidea |
| Family | Anthocephaliidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Divaricobothrium |
| Species | tribelum |
| Authority | Caira, Healy, Marques & Jensen, 2017 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | New genus 1 n. sp. of Healy et al. (2009), Caira et al. (2014), Ruhnke et al. (2015) and Marques and Caira (2016) |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Caira, J. N., C. J. Healy, F. P. L. Marques, and K. Jensen. 2017. Three new genera of rhinebothriidean cestodes from stingrays in Southeast Asia. Folia Parasitologica 64: 008 (18 pp.). (7003) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:307F3CCB-9B35-4443-B230-4B907A50673D |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 05/10/2017 | Created | K. Jensen |
| 05/10/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | none | ||||||
| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | BO-158, BO-23, BO-88, BO-466 |
Type Locality
| Country | Malaysia |
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| Body of Water | South China Sea |
| Island(s) | Borneo |
| City/Region | off Sematan, Sarawak |
| Coordinates | 01°48'15''N, 109°46'47''E |
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| Additional Localities | Celebes Sea, off Tawau (02°15'00''N; 117°54'00''E), Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (BO- 88); South China Sea off Mukah (02°53'52''N; 112°05'44''E), Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (BO-466, host of hologenophore of Healy et al. 2009) |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype (MZUM(P) 2016.16 (H)) and 1 paratype, (MZUM(P) 2016.17 (P)); 1 paratype (IPCAS C-745); 1 paratype (SBC-P-00073); 2 paratypes (USNM 1422076–1422077); 3 paratypes (LRP 9155–9157; 2 whole worms and 1 SEM strobilar voucher). Scoleces examined with SEM were retained with JNC at the University of Connecticut |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 10 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Line drawings of Divaricobothrium tribelum sp. n. from Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray). A – whole worm (holotype; MZUM(P)
2016.16 (H)); B – scolex (paratype, USNM 1422077); C – terminal mature proglottid (paratype, LRP 9155); D – detail of terminal
genitalia (paratype, LRP 9155). 
Scanning electron micrographs of Divaricobothrium tribelum sp. n. from Maculabatis gerrardi (Gray). A – scolex; small letters
indicate location of details shown in Fig. 7B–G; B – distal surface of anterior-most loculus in anterior bothridial region; C – distal surface
of loculus in lobe of posterior bothridial region; D – proximal surface of loculus in anterior bothridial region; E – proximal surface
of loculus in lobe of posterior bothridial region; F – distal surface of septum in lobe of posterior bothridial region; G – proximal surface
of anterior loculus in anterior bothridial region. Best viewed in Firefox
