Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14075 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | Onchobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Phoreiobothrium |
| Species | rozatii |
| Authority | Alijanpour Darvishi & Haseli, 2019 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Alijanpour Darvishi, F. and M. Haseli. 2019. Two new species of Phoreiobothrium Linton, 1889 (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) off southern Iran, completing the puzzle of Phoreiobothrium faunas in Rhizoprionodon acutus species complex. Parasitology Research 118: 2557–2566. (7141) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 12/04/2019 | Created | K. Jensen |
| 12/04/2019 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Carcharhinidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes |
Type Locality
| Country | Iran |
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| Body of Water | Gulf of Oman |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | North-eastern Persian Gulf |
| Coordinates | 25°12′-25°17′N, 60°8′–60°38′E |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype (MHNG-PLAT-122065; 1 slide); 20 paratypes (permanent mounts, MHNG-PLAT-122066; 20 slides); material prepared for SEM is retained in the personal collection of Mohammad Haseli. |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | based on whole mounts of 18 mature and 3 immature specimens; 3 specimens observed with SEM |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 1 Whole worms. a Phoreiobothrium rozatii n. sp. (MHNG-PLAT-
122065). Scale bar, a = 300 μm
Fig. 2 d–f Phoreiobothrium
rozatii n. sp. d Scolex (MHNGPLAT-
122065). e Hooks
(MHNG-PLAT-122065). f
Mature proglottid (MHNGPLAT-
122066/ Specimen No. 34-
1). Scale bars, d, f = 100 μm; e = 40 μm
Fig. 4 Surface ultrastructure of
Phoreiobothrium rozatii n. sp. a
Scolex. b Anterior muscular pad
and hooks. c Posterior loculus
with its subloculi. d Papilliform
filitriches on anterior muscular
pad. e Papilliform filitriches on
proximal bothridial surface. f
Papilliform filitriches on anterior
loculus. g Papilliform filitriches
on boundary between anterior and
posterior loculus. h Papilliform
filitriches on posterior loculus. i
Cephalic peduncle with gladiate
spinitriches interspersed with
acicular filitriches. j, k Proglottid
with gladiate spinitriches
interspersed with acicular
filitriches. Scale bars, a, b =
50 μm; c = 20 μm, d–h, k =
1 μm; i = 5 μm; j = 10 μm 

