Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14691 |
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| Order | Diphyllidea |
| Family | Echinobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Echinobothrium |
| Species | tyleri |
| Authority | Dallarés & Kuchta, 2024 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Dallarés, 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 | Arafura Sea |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Northern Territory, east off Wessel Islands |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -11.295556 |
| DD Longitude | 136.996667 |
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Specimens
| Type Material | -MAGNT No. D001947 (holotype), -USNM Nos. 1606805–1606808), IPCAS No. C-933, and LRP Nos. 11035–11042 (paratypes). |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 7. Line drawings of Echinobothrium tyleri sp. n. from Neotrygon australiae Last, White et Serét. A – entire specimen (holotype); B – scolex, dorsoventral view; C – apical hooks and lateral hooklets; D – mature proglottid; E – gravid proglottis (eggs are not drawn), lateral (D) and ventral (F) views; E – detail of terminal genitalia, lateral view. 
Fig. 8. Scanning electron micrographs of Echinobothrium tyleri sp. n. from Neotrygon australiae Last, White et Serét. A – scolex. Note: small letters correspond to the figures showing higher magnification images of these surfaces; B – anterior region of proximal bothrial surface; C – central proximal bothrial surface; D – surface of apical region of scolex; E – posterior region of distal bothrial surface; F – distal bothrial surface at margin of central triangular region; G – surface of cephalic peduncle. 
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