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Scyphophyllidium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14145
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Scyphophyllidium
Species floraformis
Authority (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Anthobothrium floraformis Southwell, 1912; Phyllobothrium floraforme (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1930; Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Ruhnke, 2011
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T.R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This species was treated by Ruhnke (2011) as Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/09/2020 Created B. Barbeau
07/09/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species bleekeri
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species sorrah
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Carcharias sp.
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Periya Paar
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (see Ruhnke, 2011)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 18
Voucher Material LRP 7427-7430.
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.