Tapeworm Species Details

Ruhnkebothrium bajaense Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Phyllobothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14237
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Ruhnkebothrium
Species bajaense
Authority Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Caira, J. N., V. Bueno, and K. Jensen. 2021. Emerging global novelty in phyllobothriidean tapeworms (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from sharks and skates (Elasmobranchii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society : 1-29.

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Scientific Name Notes ZooBank registration: B2A2E247-2A00-4599-AA76- ABA973D3349E

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/01/2021 Created B. Barbeau
03/01/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/08/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/12/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
11/14/2025ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Sphyrnidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sphyrna
Species lewini 2
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyrna
Species lewini
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Type host is Sphyrna lewini 2 of the scalloped hammerhead complex (sensu Naylor et al., 2012)

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Gulf of California
Island(s)
City/Region Baja California Sur
Coordinates 23°02'45N, 109°41'33W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Gulf of California off Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico (25°49′52″N, 111°19′38″W)
Locality Notes Type locality off San Jose del Cabo

Specimens

Type Material CNHE no. 10662 (Holotype, mature worm); one paratype (partial mature worm hologenophore, LRP no. 10278), two paratypes (immature worm SEM vouchers, LRP nos 10276 and 10277)
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Sequence data: GenBank accession MW419962 (BJ- 323; JW504), hologenophore LRP no. 10278
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.