Tapeworm Species Details

Myzophyllobothrium okamuri (Shinde & Chincholikar, 1980) Jensen, Pen & Caira, 2021
Tetraphyllidea: Rhoptrobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14359
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Rhoptrobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Myzophyllobothrium
Species okamuri
Authority (Shinde & Chincholikar, 1980) Jensen, Pen & Caira, 2021
Taxonomic Status Species inquirendum
Valid Name Mixophyllobothrium okamuri Shinde & Chincholikar, 1980
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Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shinde, G. B. and L. N. Chincholikar. 1980. Mixophyllobothrium okamuri gen. nov. sp. nov. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllida) from Trygon sephen at Ratnagiri, India. Rivista di Parassitologia 41: 413-417.

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Jensen, K., I. A. M. Pen, and J. N. Caira. 2021. A revision of the Rhoptrobothriidae (Cestoda: "Tetraphyllidea"). Zootaxa 4999(3): 201-218.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/23/2021 Created B. Barbeau
07/23/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
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Type Host
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Genus Trygon
Species sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species sephen
Subspecies
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Type Locality

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Specimens

Type Material slides deposited in the Cestodology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
Total Number of Type Specimens 2 permanent slides
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.