Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 14615
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Mixobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Mixobothrium
Species bengalense
Authority Herzog, Caira, & Jensen, 2023
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species 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

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Glaucostegidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Glaucostegus
Species obtusus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Glaucostegus
Species obtusus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Bay of Bengal
Island(s)
City/Region Digha
Coordinates 21°37'49.4"N, 87°32'38.9"E
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material Holotype (mature worm; ZSI No. W11170/1 [IN- 9]) and one paratype (mature worms; ZSI No. W11171/1 [IN-9]), five paratypes (mature worms; USNM Nos. 1682692–1682696 [IN-9, IN-21]), and six paratypes (four mature worms and strobilar vouchers of two scoleces prepared for SEM; LRP Nos. 10964–10969 [IN-8, IN-9, IN-10, IN-21]); scolex prepared for SEM retained at the University of Kansas
Total Number of Type Specimens 11 whole mounts of mature worms and three scoleces prepared for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Representative DNA sequences: GenBank No. OQ429316 (hologenophores LRP No. 10970), GenBank No. OQ429317 (hologenophores LRP No. 10971); and GenBank No. OQ429318 (hologenophores LRP No. 10972)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.