Tapeworm Species Details

Caulobothrium pedunculatum Coleman, Beveridge & Campbell, 2019
Tetraphyllidea: Clade 4
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14076
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Clade 4
Subfamily
Genus Caulobothrium
Species pedunculatum
Authority Coleman, Beveridge & Campbell, 2019
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Coleman, G. M., I. Beveridge, and R. Campbell. 2019. Caulobothrium pedunculatum sp. nov., a new species of cestode (Platyhelminthes) parasitic in Australian stingrays (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 143(2): 167-174.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
12/18/2019 Created B. Barbeau
12/18/2019ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/19/2019ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/26/2020ModifiedK. Jensen
05/31/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pastinachus
Species sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species ater
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Type host is Pastinachus ater (Macleay), which was formerly identified as Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål)

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Nickol Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Western Australia
Coordinates 20° 33'S, 116° 59'E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Fog Bay, Northern Territory; Peel Island, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype SAM 36610; 1 paratype SAM AHC 36611; 9 paratypes SAM AHC 36612-20; 5 paratypes QM G 236562-236566
Total Number of Type Specimens 16 + serial sections
Voucher Material Serial sections SAM AHC 35677
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.