Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14689 |
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| Order | Diphyllidea |
| Family | Echinobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Echinobothrium |
| Species | giraffaeous |
| Authority | Dallarιs & Kuchta, 2024 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Dallarιs, S. and R. Kuchta. 2024. New species of Echinobothrium van Beneden, 1849 (Cestoda: Diphyllidea) from Indo-Pacific maskrays (Neotrygon Castelnau) off Australia and Borneo. Folia Parasitologica 71: 003. (7560) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 03/08/2024 | Created | R. Kuchta |
| 03/08/2024 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Chondrichthyes | ||||||
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Body of Water | Timo Sea |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Fog Bay, Northern Territory |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -12.832500 |
| DD Longitude | 130.282806 |
| Additional Localities | Cape van Dieman, Northern Territory (-16.4734472334603, 139.7650869329647); Bunbury, Western Australia (-32.700000, 115.283333). |
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Specimens
| Type Material | - SAM No. AHC37016 (holotype), - SAM No. AHC3701737030, IPCAS No. C-934, USNM Nos. 1606819 1606814, and LRP Nos. 1102611028 (paratypes). |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 3. Line drawings of Echinobothrium giraffaeous sp. n. from Neotrygon leylandii (Last). A entire specimen (holotype); B scolex, dorsoventral view; C apical hooks and lateral hooklets; D mature proglottid; E gravid proglotti (eggs are not drawn), ventral (D) and lateral (E) views; F detail of terminal genitalia, lateral view. 
Fig. 4. Scanning electron micrographs of Echinobothrium giraffaeous sp. n. from Neotrygon leylandi (Last). A scolex. Note: small letters correspond
to the figures showing higher magnification images of these surfaces; B, C proximal bothrial surface; D posterior region of distal bothrial surface; E distal bothrial surface at margin of central triangular region. 
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