Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium typus van Beneden, 1849
Diphyllidea: Echinobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1720
Order Diphyllidea
Family Echinobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species typus
Authority van Beneden, 1849
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1849. Notice sur un nouveau genre d‘helminthe cestoide. Bulletin de l‘Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 16: 182-193.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
11/04/2013Modified
06/23/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
03/08/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
08/23/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/06/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus ‘raie bouclee’
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Raja
Species clavata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host anterior intestine
Host Notes In 1871 van Beneden (1849) listed the common name of Raja clavata as "raie bouclee", therefore that species has been given as the type host by Tyler (2006).

Type Locality

Country [Belgium?]
Body of Water
Island(s)
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Additional Localities
Locality Notes Tyler (2006) mentioned type locality as Belgian coast, Atlantic Ocean, but in the original description the locality is not given.

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes no type material designated or available
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.