Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 1731 |
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| Order | Diphyllidea |
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| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Echinobothrium |
| Species | rhynchobati |
| Authority | (Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989) Tyler, 2006 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Macrobothridium rhynchobati Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| 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. (259) Download PDFTyler, G. A. 2006. Tapeworms of elasmobranchs (Part II). A monograph on the Diphyllidea (Platyhelminthes, Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 20: 1-142. (4462) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | This species was the type species of the genus Macrobothrodium |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/18/2006 | Created | J. Caira, K. Jensen |
| 08/20/2014 | Modified | |
| 02/03/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
| 02/03/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 02/19/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/28/2019 | Modified | J. Caira |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rhinopristiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rhinobatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Kuwait |
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| Body of Water | Persian Gulf |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | a few miles east of Kuwait City |
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| 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) Coordinates |
Specimens
| Type Material | BMNH No. 1998.11.20.318 (holotype) BMNH Nos. 1998.11.20.319-323 (5 paratypes) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | six |
| 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.
Figs. 1-4. Macrobothridium rhynchobati n. g., n. sp. 1. Lateral view of scolex. 2. Details of one group of hooks, apical view. 3. Mature proglottid, ventral view. 4. Posterior part of mature proglottid, lateral view. 
Figs 5-7. Macrobothridium rhynchobati n. g., n. sp. 5. Last three proglottids of strobila, ventral view. 6. Detached gravid proglottid, ventral view. 7. Free-hand drawings showing stages in the release of the scolex from the bladder of the larval forms. 
Figs 8-11. Macrobothridium rhynchobati n. g., n. sp. 8. SEM preparation of scolex, lateral view. 9. SEM preparation of the anterior part of scolex, lateral view. 10. SEM preparation showing apical view of scolex. 11. Interference microscope preparation showing details and articulation of one group of hooks, apical view. [Scale bars on SEM figures, 100µm.] 
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