Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13936 |
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| Order | Phyllobothriidea |
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| Genus | Paraorygmatobothrium |
| Species | sinclairtaylori |
| Authority | Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Scyphophyllidium sinclairtaylori (Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Cutmore, S. C., M. B. Bennett, T. L. Miller, and T. H. Cribb. 2017. Patterns of specificity and diversity in species of Paraorygmatobothrium Ruhnke, 1994 (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidae) in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, with the description of four new species. Systematic Parasitology 94(9): 941–970. (7054) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/15/2017 | Created | K. Jensen |
| 11/15/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 02/25/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 07/15/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Carcharhinidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus obscurus, and Sphyrna mokarran | ||||||
| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | western Moreton Bay |
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| Coordinates | 27°22'S, 153°13'E |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype (QM G233260) and 23 paratypes (QM G233261–83) (from Carcharhinus sorrah) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 24 |
| Voucher Material | 34 voucher specimens from additional hosts |
| Specimen Notes | Representative DNA sequences: 28S rDNA, 14 identical replicates; nad1, 18 replicates |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 1 Species of Paraorygmatobothrium from Moreton Bay, Australia, whole worms. B, Paraorygmatobothrium sinclairtaylori n. sp. ex
Carcharhinus sorrah (holotype QM G233260); scale-bar: 1 mm.
Fig. 2 Species of Paraorygmatobothrium from Moreton Bay, Australia, scoleces. B, Paraorygmatobothrium sinclairtaylori n. sp. ex Carcharhinus sorrah (holotype QM G233260); Scale-bar: B, 100 µm.
Fig. 3 Species of Paraorygmatobothrium from Moreton Bay, terminal proglottides. C, Paraorygmatobothrium sinclairtaylori n. sp. ex Carcharhinus sorrah (holotype QM G233260); scale-bar: C, 200 µm.
Fig. 6 Species of Paraorygmatobothrium from Moreton Bay, scanning electron micrographs. A–D, Paraorygmatobothrium
sinclairtaylori n. sp. ex Carcharhinus sorrah. A, Scolex, letters indicates where B and C were taken; B, Proximal bothridial surface; C, Distal bothridial surface; D, Anterior region of neck. Scale-bars: A, 100 µm; B, C, 1 µm; D, 20 µm. 

