Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14494 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Serendipeidae |
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| Genus | Duplicibothrium |
| Species | colossum |
| Authority | Stephan & Caira, 2022 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | Duplicibothrium colossum 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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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Senegal |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean (eastern) |
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| City/Region | Diogue |
| Coordinates | 12°34'30"N, 16°45'02"W |
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| Additional Localities | St. Louis (16°01'28"N, 16°30'33"W); |
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Specimens
| Type Material | Holotype (MHNG-INVE No. PLAT-1038884); 1 paratype (MHNG-INVE No. PLAT-0138885); 4 paratypess (USNM Nos. 1660863–1660866); 5 paratypes (including 1 free proglottid) (LRP Nos. 10779—10783); hologenophore SE-249 [JW190] (LRP No. 10418); hologenophore SE-251 [JW192] (LRP No. 10419); hologenophore SE-84 (LRP No. 3918). |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 9 mature and 1 immature worm; 1 free proglottid; 3 scoleces examined with SEM. |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 5. Line drawings of Duplicibothrium colossum n. sp.: (a) scolex (holotype, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland No. PLAT-0138884); (b)
terminal proglottid (paratype, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Washington, DC, USA (USNM) No. 1660863), ventral view; (c) detail of terminal genitalia of free proglottid (paratype, Lawrence R. Penner Parasitology Collection, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA No. 10783); and (d) whole worm (paratype, USNM No. 1660863), ventral view. 
Fig. 6. Scanning electron micrographs of Duplicibothrium colossum n. sp.: (a) scolex; small letters indicate locations details in micrographs d–f; (b) detail of apical sucker and two of four flanking loculi; small letter indicates location of detail in micrograph c.; (c) papilliform filitriches on apical sucker on distal surface of bothridium; (d) papilliform filitriches on elongate loculus on distal surface of bothridium; (e) papilliform filitriches on proximal surface of bothridium; and (f) densely arranged capilliform filitriches arranged as scutes on cephalic peduncle. Best viewed in Firefox
