Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 14137
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Paraorygmatobothrium
Species mattisi
Authority Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium mattisi (Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

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
07/09/2020 Created B. Barbeau
07/09/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/13/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Gulf of Mexico
Island(s) Horn Island
City/Region Mississippi
Coordinates 30° 14' 37.70N, 88° 46' 37.62W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Gulf of Mexico, Florida, St. Andrew Bay (30° 8' 4.69" N, 85° 41' 36.93" W), Panama City, west of Everglades (25° 19.05' N, 82° 29.76' W), Indian Pass (29° 40; 8.05" N, 85° 13' 30.17" W), and off Florida
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM 1594975 (holotype); USNM 1594976-1594984 (9 paratypes, whole worms); LRP 10105-10109 (5 paratypes, whole worms); LRP 7142–7143, 7172–7173, 7193–7195, 10113–10117 (12 hologenophores)
Total Number of Type Specimens 27
Voucher Material LRP 10110-10112 (3 SEM vouchers)
Specimen Notes Additional specimens deposited: LRP 10118-10119 (2 hologenophores)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.