Tapeworm Species Details

Phoreiobothrium martini Van Der Spuy, Smit, Naidoo & Schaeffner, 2023
Onchoproteocephalidea II:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14670
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phoreiobothrium
Species martini
Authority Van Der Spuy, Smit, Naidoo & Schaeffner, 2023
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Van Der Spuy, L., N. J. Smit, K. Naidoo, and B. C. Schaeffner. 2023. A new species of Phoreiobothrium Linton, 1889 (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) from the spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna (Valenciennes) off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Systemic Parasitology 100: 149–158.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2024 Created K. Jensen
01/10/2024ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species brevipinna
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
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Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Glenmore Beach, KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates 31°00'42"S, 30°15'54"E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Zinkwazi Beach (29°17’21’’S; 31°26’51’’E) and Banana Beach (30°39’37’’S; 30°31’16’’E), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype deposited at NMB (Acces- sion number: NMB P 908), paratypes in NMB (Accession numbers: NMB P 909 – NMB P 910), IPCAS (Accession number: C-920) and MHNG (Accession numbers: MHNG-PLAT-0144153 – MHNG-PLAT-0144154)
Total Number of Type Specimens Whole mounts of seven mature specimens; four mature worms used for SEM observations
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.