Tapeworm Species Details

Mixobothrium cairnsmarinei Herzog, Caira, & Jensen, 2023
Rhinebothriidea: Mixobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14613
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Mixobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Mixobothrium
Species cairnsmarinei
Authority Herzog, Caira, & Jensen, 2023
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Herzog, K. S., J. N. Caira, P. K. Kar, and K. Jensen. 2023. Novelty and phylogenetic affinities of a new family of tapeworms (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from endangered sawfish and guitarfish. International Journal of Parasitology 53(7): 347–362.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/05/2023 Created K. Jensen
05/05/2023ModifiedK. Jensen
07/06/2023ModifiedV. Bueno
08/06/2024ModifiedS. McMahan
09/10/2025ModifiedV. Bueno

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Pristidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pristis
Species pristis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pristis
Species microdon
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region northern Queensland
Coordinates S, E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (mature worm; QM No. G240580 [CMJ- 6]) and four paratypes (mature worms; QM Nos. G240581–G240584 [CMJ-5, CMJ-6]), four paratypes (mature worms; USNM Nos. 1682688–1682691 [CMJ-5, CMJ-6]), and five paratypes (two mature and one immature worms, and strobilar vouchers of two scoleces prepared for SEM; LRP Nos. 10958–10962 [CMJ-5, CMJ- 6, CM03-1]); scoleces prepared for SEM retained at the University of Kansas
Total Number of Type Specimens 11 whole mounts of mature worms, one whole mount of an immature worm, and two scoleces prepared for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Representative DNA sequences: GenBank No. OQ429320 (hologenophore LRP No. 10963)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.