Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus macrobothrium Monticelli, 1889
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13930
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
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Genus Bothriocephalus
Species macrobothrium
Authority Monticelli, 1889
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Monticelli, F. S. 1889. Notes on some Entozoa in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 57: 321-325.

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Scientific Name Notes Kuchta et al. (2008) considered B. macrobothrium Monticelli, 1889 from Trachipterus sp., to have a lateral genital pore, which should place it among triaenophorids rather than the bothriocephalids.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/27/2017 Created R. Kuchta
09/27/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/21/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Lampriformes
Host Family Trachipteridae
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Genus Trachypterus
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Genus Trachipterus
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Type Locality

Country Mauritius
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s) Mauritius
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Locality Notes presented by L. Bonton, Esq.

Specimens

Type Material BMNH No. 1875.11.22.2 (type)
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.