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Scyphophyllidium taylori (Cutmore, Bennett & Cribb, 2009) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14170
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Scyphophyllidium
Species taylori
Authority (Cutmore, Bennett & Cribb, 2009) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Paraorygmatobothrium taylori Cutmore, Bennett & Cribb, 2009
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Cutmore, S. C., M. B. Bennett, and T. H. Cribb. 2009. Paraorygmatobothrium taylori n. sp. (Tetraphyllidea: Phyllobothriidae) from the Australian weasel shark Hemigaleus australiensis White, Last & Compagno (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae). Systematic Parasitology 74: 49-58.

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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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Hemigaleidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hemigaleus
Species australiensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Moreton Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Off St. Helena Island
Coordinates
DD Latitude -27.367
DD Longitude 153.183
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (QM G 231303) and four paratypes (QM G 231304–7) deposited in the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Total Number of Type Specimens Based on 10 whole-mounts of mature specimens, 20 whole-mounts of immature specimens, 2 cross-sectioned specimens and 3 mature specimens for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.