Tapeworm Species Details

Otobothrium muscatense Haseli, Al-Jufaili & Palm, 2021
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14391
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Otobothrium
Species muscatense
Authority Haseli, Al-Jufaili & Palm, 2021
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Haseli, M. S. H. Al-Jufaili, and H. W. Palm. 2021. Otobothrium muscatense n. sp. (Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae) from Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål) (Sparidae), with new locality records of larval trypanorhynchs off the Sultanate of Oman. Systematic Parasitology 98: 99–109.

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Scientific Name Notes The Life Science Identifier (LSID): BDBC7C87-03C0-4727-8E84-278B61421F32

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/26/2021 Created K. Herzog
10/26/2021ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopteri
Host Order Eupercaria (incertae sedis)
Host Family Sparidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhabdosargus
Species sarba
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhabdosargus
Species sarba
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host mesentery
Host Notes "prevalence: 18% (4 out of 22 individuals examined); 2–16 worms per infected host"

Type Locality

Country Sultanate of Oman
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Muscat
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DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype (ZMB E.7641); 3 paratypes (ZMB E.7642–E.7644)
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes "the holotype and paratypes were remounted onto 5 slides (one slide tentacles only)"
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.