Tapeworm Species Details

Semiorbiseptum kirchneri (Franzese & Ivanov, 2021) Bueno, Trevisan, & Caira, 2024
Rhinebothriidea: Escherbothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14704
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Escherbothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Semiorbiseptum
Species kirchneri
Authority (Franzese & Ivanov, 2021) Bueno, Trevisan, & Caira, 2024
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Scalithrium kirchneri Franzese & Ivanov, 2021
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. Bueno
Citation(s)

Franzese, S. and V. A. Ivanov. 2021. Two new species of Scalithrium (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from rajiform batoids of the Argentine Sea. Zootaxa 5005(1): 62-76.

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Bueno, V. M., Trevisan, B., and Caira, J. N. 2024. Phylogeny of the cestode family Escherbothriidae (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) reveals unexpected patterns of association with skate hosts. Invertebrate Systematics 38(4): IS23056.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/10/2024 Created V. Bueno
04/10/2024ModifiedV. Bueno
04/15/2024ModifiedV. Bueno

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Arhynchobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rioraja
Species agassizii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rioraja
Species agassizii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Buenos Aires Province, San Clemente del Tuyú
Coordinates 36°12'S, 55°20'W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Continental shelf waters off Quequén, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (39°56’S,58°20’W) Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil (23°27′42.3″S, 45°00′50.2″W)
Locality Notes Continental shelf waters off San Clemente del Tuyú

Specimens

Type Material Holotype MACN-Pa 757 (entire mature worm), 19 paratypes MACN-Pa 758/1–13, 759, 760/1– 3, 761 (12 entire mature worms, 4 scoleces, 1 strobila, histological sections of 1 mature proglottid and of 1 scolex); 8 paratypes IPCAS C-896 (8 entire mature worms)
Total Number of Type Specimens 32 specimens
Voucher Material LRP 11076, LRP 11077 (hologenophores)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.