Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14492 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Serendipeidae |
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| Genus | Duplicibothrium |
| Species | jeannettae |
| Authority | Stephan & Caira, 2022 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | Duplicibothrium jeannettae Stephan & Caira, 2022 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Stephan, D. and J. N. Caira. 2022. Three new species of Duplicibothrium (Cestoda: 'Tetraphyllidea') from cownose rays in Senegal with phylogenetic analysis of the genus. Journal of Helminthology 96: e8. (7421) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 08/06/2022 | Created | J. Caira |
| 08/06/2022 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 08/15/2022 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchi | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rhinopteridae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Rhinoptera peli | ||||||
| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Senegal |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean (eastern) |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | off St. Louis |
| Coordinates | 16°01'28"N, 16°30'33"W |
| DD Latitude | |
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| Additional Localities | Diogue (12°34'30"N, 16°45'02"W); Joal (14°10'30"N, 16°51'12"W) |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype (MHNG-INVE No. PLAT-0138886); 1 paratype (MHNG-INVE No. PLAT-0138887); 3 paratypes (USNM Nos. 1660858–1660860); 3 paratypes (LRP Nos. 10773–10775); hologenophore SE-249 [JW191] (LRP No. 10414); hologenophore SE-231 [JW186] (LRP No. 10415); hologenophore SE-135 [JW558] (LRP No. 10416); hologenophore SE-231 [JW187] (LRP No. 10417); hologenophore SE-254 (LRP No. 3928). |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 7 mature and 1 immature worm; 2 scoleces examined with SEM. |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 2. Line drawings of Duplicibothrium jeannettae n. sp.: (a) scolex (paratype, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Washington, DC, USA (USNM) No. 1660858); (b) terminal proglottid (paratype, USNM No. 1660858), ventral view; (c) detail of terminal genitalia
(paratype, LRP No. 10773); (d) whole worm (holotype, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland No. PLAT-0138886 ), dorsal view. 
Fig. 3. Scanning electron micrographs of Duplicibothrium jeannettae (a–h): (a) scolex of D. jeannettae n. sp.; small letters indicate locations of details in micrographs c–h; (b) detail of apical loculus of D. jeannettae n. sp.; (c) papilliform filitriches on loculus in medial column of loculi on distal surface of bothridium of D. jeannettae n. sp.; (d) papilliform filitriches on medial loculus in posterior-most row of loculi on distal surface of bothridium of D. jeannettae n. sp.; (e) papilliform filitriches on proximal surface of posterior region of bothridium of D. jeannettae n. sp.; (f) papilliform filitriches on anterior region of cephalic peduncle of D. jeannettae n. sp.; (g) boundary between papilliform and scutellate regions of cephalic peduncle of D. jeannettae n. sp. Best viewed in Firefox
