Tapeworm Species Details

Scyphophyllidium paulum (Linton, 1897) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14163
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Scyphophyllidium
Species paulum
Authority (Linton, 1897) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Orygmatobothrium paulum Linton, 1897; Phyllobothrium paulum (Linton, 1897) Southwell, 1925; Paraorygmatobothrium paulum (Linton, 1897) Ruhnke, 2011
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1897. Notes on cestode parasites of fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 20: 423-456.

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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

Ruhnke, T. R. 2011. Tapeworms of Elasmobranchs (Part III). A monograph on the Phyllobothriidae (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 25: 205 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes Ruhnke, 2011 (Cit# 5498) includes a redescription of P. paulum

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/13/2020 Created B. Barbeau
07/13/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/15/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Genus Galeocerdo
Species tigrinus
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Genus Galeocerdo
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Specimens

Type Material USNM Helm. Coll. No. 4798
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