Tapeworm Species Details

Ditrachybothridium piliformis Faliex, Tyler & Euzet, 2000
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1694
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Ditrachybothridium
Species piliformis
Authority Faliex, Tyler & Euzet, 2000
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Faliex, E., Tyler, G., & Euzet, L. 2000. A new species of Ditrachybothrium (Cestoda: Diphyllidea) from Galeus sp. (Selachii, Scyliorhynidae) from the South Pacific Ocean, with a revision of the diagnosis of the order, family, and genus and notes on descriptive terminology of microtriches. Journal of Parasitology 86: 1078-1084.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy, V. Lopez
08/20/2014Modified
02/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Scyliorhynidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Galeus
Species sp.
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Galeus
Species priapus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Additional host Apristurus sp. (Tyler, 2006)

Type Locality

Country Vanuatu
Body of Water South Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region near Vanuatu Island
Coordinates
DD Latitude -15.95
DD Longitude 166.633
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Sandy Cape, Tasmania, Australia (41°24'S, 144°48'E) cited by Tyler (2006)

Specimens

Type Material MNHN No. 820 HF 69 C IX (holotype), MNHN No. 820 HF 70 C IX-820 HF 71C IX (paratypes), BMNH No. 1999.10.6.1 (2 paratypes) HWML No. 15150 (1 paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 24 mature worms, 5 scolices in whole mounts, 6 scolices and 5 mature segments in cross sections, 7 mature segments in longitudinal sections, 1 scolex in cross section for transmission electr
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.