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Paraorygmatobothrium bullardi Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020
Phyllobothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14134
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Paraorygmatobothrium
Species bullardi
Authority Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium bullardi (Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Caira, 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.

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Ruhnke, T. R., V. Daniel, and K. Jensen. 2020. Four new species of Paraorygmatobothrium (Eucestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from sharks of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean with comments on their host specificity. Journal of Parasitology 106: 133–156.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/07/2020 Created B. Barbeau
07/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/08/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species brevipinna
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species brevipinna
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Carcharhinus acronotus, Carcharhinus limbatus
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Gulf of Mexico
Island(s)
City/Region Mississippi
Coordinates 29° 37' 22.8N, 88° 30' 11W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Gulf of Mexico, Florida, ~100 mi south of Tallahassee (28° 37.15' N, 84° 12.81' W); Atlantic Ocean, Florida, off central Florida (28° 0.8' N, 80° 27' W); Gulf of Mexico, Florida, near oil rig MO-990 (29° 58' 58.20" N, 88° 36' 16.80" W)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM 1594951 (holotype); USNM 1594952–1594958 (7 paratypes, whole worms); LRP 10060-10064 (5 paratypes, whole worms); LRP 7146-7149, 10067-10071 (9 hologenophores)
Total Number of Type Specimens 22
Voucher Material LRP 10065-10066 (2 SEM vouchers)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.