Tapeworm Species Details

Phoreiobothrium waeschenbachae Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Phoreiobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14802
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Phoreiobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phoreiobothrium
Species waeschenbachae
Authority Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By Bueno, V.
Citation(s)

Caira, J. N., V.M. Bueno, and K. Jensen. 2025. Sisters Parasitizing Sisters: On the Onchobothriidean Tapeworms of Hammerhead and Requiem Sharks. Journal of Parasitology 111(4): 532–570.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/11/2025 Created V. Bueno
08/11/2025ModifiedV. Bueno
11/04/2025ModifiedV. Bueno

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Scoliodon
Species macrorhynchos
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Scoliodon
Species macrorhynchos
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Malaysia (Borneo)
Body of Water South China Sea, Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Mukah, Sarawak
Coordinates 2°53'52.16"N, 112°5'44.12"E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Cat Ba Island (2°43'31.1"N, 107°2'54.9"E), Haiphong Province, Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin, Pacific Ocean
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (MZUM[P] 2025.1 [H]); 2 paratypes (LRP 11220 and LRP 11221); 2 paratypes (USNM 1743774 and USNM 1743775)
Total Number of Type Specimens 5
Voucher Material Hologenophore (LRP 11222, JW310; LRP 11223, ON19 [image voucher]
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.