Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium musteli Pintner, 1889
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1712
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species musteli
Authority Pintner, 1889
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Coronocestus musteli (Pintner, 1889) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Pintner, T. 1889. Neue Untersuchungen über den Bau des Bandwurmkörpers. I. Zur Kenntniss der Gattung Echinobothrium. Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Institute der Universität Wien und der Zoologischen Station in Trieste 8: 371-420.

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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
03/08/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/23/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
11/03/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hundshai
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mustelus
Species mustelus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes The type host reported for this species was "Hundshaies" (Pintner, 1889, pg. 3). However, in a footnote Ruszkowski (1928) stated that while Braun (1894-1900) suggested that "Hundshai" of Pintner (1889) was Scyllium (Scyliorhinus?) canicula, Ruszowski had never found E. musteli in that host but did in fact find it in Mustelus laevis (=Mustelus mustelus) (Tyler, 2006).

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Trieste
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Type locality not mentioned in the original description. However, Tyler (2006) stated Trieste, Italy as the type locality.

Specimens

Type Material -NMW Inv. No. 2047 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Information on type material given by Tyler (2006).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.