Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium longicolle Southwell, 1925
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1709
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species longicolle
Authority Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/20/2014Modified
02/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/28/2019ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species kuhli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Neotrygon
Species kuhlii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Ceylon Pearl Banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 4 worms
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Syntypes currently deposited in personal collection of L. Euzet (4 slides) (Tyler, 2006) Type material will be deposited in BMNH (2014)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.