Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13862 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Calliobothriidae |
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| Genus | Calliobothrium |
| Species | wightmanorum |
| Authority | Bernot & Caira, 2016 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Bernot, J. P., J. N. Caira, and M. Pickering. 2016. Diversity, phylogenetic relationships, and host associations of Callibothrium and Symcallio (Cestoda: 'Tetraphyllidea') parasitizing triakid sharks. Invertebrate Systematics 30(6): 616–634. (6983) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 08/07/2017 | Created | J. Caira |
| 04/22/2019 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 11/02/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Triakidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | chambers 2-8 of a total of 10 |
Type Locality
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Body of Water | North Sea |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Lowestoft |
| Coordinates | 52° 28' 32.7144N, 1° 45' 20.7372E |
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| Locality Notes | off Lowestoft |
Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype (NHMUK no. 2016.5.13.1); four paratypes (NHMUK nos 2016.5.13.2–2016.5.13.5); five paratypes (USNM nos 1404445–1404447); five paratypes (LRP nos 8873–8877), one paratype of free gravid proglottids (LRP nos 8878), four paratypes of cocoon preparations (LRP nos 8888–8891) |
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| Voucher Material | strobilar vouchers of three paratypes examined withSEM (LRP nos 8885–8887), five slides of serial cross-sections of one paratype and its scolex voucher (LRP nos 8879–8884), vouchers of three hologenophores (LRP nos 8903–8905) |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 3. Line drawings of Calliobothrium wightmanorum, sp. nov. (A) Scolex (paratype USNM 1404445); (B) terminal genitalia (holotype NHMUK 2016.5.13.1); (C) mature worm (holotype NHMUK 2016.5.13.1); (D) mature proglottid (holotype NHMUK 2016.5.13.1); (E) detail of medial and lateral hooks (paratype LRP 8875); (F) detail of abaxial hooks; (G) detail of axial hooks. Abbreviations: L, lateral; M, medial. 
Fig. 5. Cross-sections though mature proglottids of Calliobothrium
wightmanorum, sp. nov. (A) Section between genital pore and ovary;
(B) section through tetralobed ovary. Abbreviations: OV, ovary; T, testis;
UT, uterus; VA, vagina; VED, ventral excretory duct; VT, vitelline follicle; Fig. 6. Light micrograph of ovoid and elongate cylindrical cocoons of
Calliobothrium wightmanorum, sp. nov. 
Fig. 4. Scanning electron micrographs of Calliobothrium wightmanorum, sp. nov. (A) Scolex; letters indicate location of details in micrographs
C and F; (B) detail of hooks and muscular pad showing suckers; (C) microtriches on proximal surface of bothridium; (D) immature proglottids with two laciniations; (E) enlarged view of microthrix patch on upper left laciniation depicted in micrographD; (F) filitriches on distal surface of middle loculus; (G) proglottids with four laciniations; letter indicates area detailed by micrograph I; (H) enlarged view of upper left laciniation depicted in micrograph G; letter indicates area detailed in micrograph I; (I) detail of microtriches on distal surface of lateral laciniation in micrograph H. Best viewed in Firefox
