Tapeworm Species Details

Rhabdotobothrium meridionale Coleman, Beveridge, & Campbell, 2019
Rhinebothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14028
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Rhabdotobothrium
Species meridionale
Authority Coleman, Beveridge, & Campbell, 2019
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Coleman, G. M., I. Beveridge, and R. A. Campbell. 2019. New genera, species and records of rhinebothriidean cestodes (Platyhelminthes) parasitic in Australian stingrays (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea). Systematic Parasitology 96: 347–368.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/06/2019 Created K. Jensen
06/06/2019ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
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Genus Myliobatis
Species tenuicaudatus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Myliobatis
Species tenuicaudatus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
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City/Region off Goolwa, South Australia
Coordinates 35°31'S, 138°44'E
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Additional Localities Off Young Rocks (36°22'S, 137°14'E), Kangaroo Island, South Australia; off Port Lincoln (34°43'S, 135°51'E), South Australia.
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Specimens

Type Material Holotype (SAM 36634); 9 paratypes (SAM 36635-43); serial sections (SAM 35660). Additional material examined: 13 specimens, Young Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South Australia (SAM 36646, 36647, 36649, 36651); 1 specimen, Port Lincoln, South Australia (SAM 36650).
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.