Tapeworm Species Details

Macrobothridium rhynchobati Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1721
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Macrobothridium
Species rhynchobati
Authority Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Echinobothrium rhynchobati (Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989) Tyler, 2006
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Khalil, L. F. and J. Abdul-Salam. 1989. Macrobothridium rhynchobati n. g., n. sp. from the elasmobranch Rhynchobatus granulatus, representing a new family of diphyllidean cestodes, the Macrobothridiidae. Systematic Parasitology 13: 103-109.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Tyler (2006) synonymized the genus Macrobothridium with Echinobothrium

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/20/2014Modified
01/30/2023ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rhinobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Glaucostegus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Type host name verified by Fishbase (09/2009)

Type Locality

Country Kuwait
Body of Water Persian Gulf
Island(s)
City/Region a few miles east of Kuwait City
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Type locality is known as "Hariri" (Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989). Kuwait was referred to Arabian Gulf instead of Persian Gulf by Khalil & Abdul-Salam (1989)

Specimens

Type Material BMNH No. 1998.11.20.318 (holotype), BMNH Nos. 1998.11.20.319-323 (5 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Type specimens originally deposited at the Helminth Collection of the CAB International Institute of Parasitology: holotype No. S1072A, paratypes No. S1072B. Additional specimens deposited in the collection of the Department of Zoology, University of Kuwait. Current location of type material given by Tyler (2006)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.