Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 13939 |
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| Order | Phyllobothriidea |
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| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Paraorygmatobothrium |
| Species | harti |
| Authority | Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Scyphophyllidium harti (Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 |
| Synonyms | |
| 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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| Scientific Name Notes | urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:EF392018-1932-40EC-8FFF-5F9045029ADD |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2017 | Created | K. Jensen |
| 11/15/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 11/16/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 02/25/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 07/14/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Carcharhinidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Brisbane River |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | |
| Coordinates | 27°31'S, 152°59'E |
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| DD Longitude | |
| Additional Localities | Western Moreton Bay (27°22'S, 153°13'E), Queensland, Australia |
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Specimens
| Type Material | QM G233244 (holotype); QM G233245–59 (15 paratypes) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 16 |
| Voucher Material | |
| Specimen Notes | Representative DNA sequences: 28S rDNA, 3 identical replicates; nad1, 4 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. D, Paraorygmatobothrium harti n. sp. ex Carcharhinus leucas (holotype QM G233244); scale-bar: 1 mm.
Fig. 2 Species of Paraorygmatobothrium from Moreton Bay, Australia, scoleces. E, Paraorygmatobothrium harti n. sp. ex Carcharhinus leucas (holotypeQM G233244); black arrows in E indicates posterior margin of cephalic peduncle; scale-bar: E, 100 µm.
Fig. 5 Species of Paraorygmatobothrium from Moreton Bay, terminal proglottides. C, Paraorygmatobothrium harti n. sp. ex Carcharhinus leucas (holotype QM G233244); scale-bar: C, 200 µm.
Fig. 6 Species of Paraorygmatobothrium from Moreton Bay, scanning electron micrographs. J–N Paraorygmatobothrium
harti n. sp. ex Carcharhinus leucas. J, Scolex, letters indicate where Mand N were taken; K, Cephalic peduncle, letter indicates where L
was taken; L, Cephalic peduncle surface; M, Proximal bothridial surface; N, Distal bothridial surface. Scale-bars: J, 100 µm; L–N, 1 µm; K, 20 µm. 

