Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium rhinoptera Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1718
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species rhinoptera
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Tyler and Caira (1999) considered this a species inquirenda

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhinoptera
Species javanica
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhinoptera
Species javanica
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Host name verified by Fishbase (09/2009)

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Not designated
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.