Tapeworm Species Details

Clistobothrium amyae Caira, Hayes & Jensen, 2020
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14176
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Clistobothrium
Species amyae
Authority Caira, Hayes & Jensen, 2020
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species 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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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/16/2020 Created B. Barbeau
07/16/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Lamniformes
Host Family Pseudocarchariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pseudocarcharias
Species kamoharai
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pseudocarcharias
Species kamoharai
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ecuador
Body of Water Eastern Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Santa Elena, Santa Rosa de Salinas
Coordinates 2° 12' 24.4S, 80° 56' 58.1W
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material MEPN no. 49441 (holotype); MEPN no. 49442 (1 paratype); LRP nos 10132–10134 (3 paratypes); USNM nos 1608082–1608083 (2 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 7
Voucher Material LRP nos 10135–10137 (3 SEM vouchers)
Specimen Notes Specimens examined with SEM retained in the JNC’s personal collection; Molecular sequence data. 28S rDNA hologenophore (LRP no. 10109 [EC-54-100 V]) for GenBank no. MN706184.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.