Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14133 |
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| Order | Phyllobothriidea |
| Family | Phyllobothriidae |
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| Genus | Scyphophyllidium |
| Species | barberi |
| Authority | (Ruhnke, 1994) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Synonyms | Paraorygmatobothrium barberi Ruhnke, 1994 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Ruhnke, T. R. 1994. Paraorygmatobothrium barberi n. g., n. sp. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea), with amended descriptions of two species transferred to the genus. Systematic Parasitology 28: 65-79. (390) Download PDFCaira, J. N., K. Jensen, C. Hayes and T. R. Ruhnke. 2020. Insights from new cestodes of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Lamniformes: Pseudocarchariidae), prompt expansion of Scyphophyllidium and syonymization of seven phyllobothriidean genera—at last!. Journal of Helminthology (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X20000036): 1–24. (7164) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/07/2020 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 07/07/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 07/09/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 07/14/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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Type Locality
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC No. 82936 (holotype) USNPC No. 82937 (8 paratypes) HWML No. 36769 (9 paratypes) remaining paratype specimens retained in authors pesonal collection |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 20 complete, 4 incomplete, 3 cross-sectioned worms, 2 frontally sectioned scoleces, 5 free segments, eggs from 2 free segments and 5 critically dried worms for SEM |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURES 26-31. Paraorygmatobothrium barberi n. sp. 26. Scolex of paratype (USNPC No. 82937). 27. Frontal section through scolex of paratype (HWML No. 36769). 28. Mature segment of holotype (USNPC No. 32936). 29. Cross-section through segment posterior to cirrus-sac and anterior to ovary of paratype (HWML No. 36769). 30. Cross-section through segment at ovary of paratype (HWML No. 36769). 31. Egg. Abbreviations: AS, accessory sucker; DE, dorsal excretory duct; MB, muscle band; NC, nerve-chord; NS, neck scutes; O, ovary; T, testes; U, uterus; UD, uterine duct; V, vitelline follicle; VA, vagina; VE, ventral excretory duct. 
FIGURES 32-37. Paraorygmatobothrium barberi. 32. Scolex (numbers indicate regions of scolex illustrated in enlarged photos in Figs. 33-35). 33. Proximal bothridial surface. 34. Distal bothridial surface. 35. Distal surface of apical sucker. 36. Neck posterior to scolex. 37. Enlarged view of surface of neck. Scale bars: 32, 100 µm; 33-35, 1 µm; 36, 20 µm; 37, 500 nm. 
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