Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium levicolle Lespès, 1857
Diphyllidea: Echinobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1708
Order Diphyllidea
Family Echinobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species levicolle
Authority Lespès, 1857
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Lespes, C. 1857. Note sur une nouvelle espece du genre Echinobothrium. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. B. Zoologie (4e Serié) 7: 118-119.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This species was described from larval forms taken from the mollusk Nassa reticulata (Buccinidae).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/20/2014Modified

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Genus Nassa
Species reticulata
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Locality Notes Type locality is not mentioned in the original description. However, Tyler (2006) stated "Atlantic coast of France" in his monograph.

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Specimen Notes type material is not designated nor is it available
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.