Tapeworm Species Details

Litobothrium amplifica (Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973) Euzet, 1994
Litobothriidea: Litobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1756
Order Litobothriidea
Family Litobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Litobothrium
Species amplifica
Authority (Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973) Euzet, 1994
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Renyxa amplifica Kurochkin & Slankis, 1973
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K.A. Gallagher
Citation(s)

Kurochkin, V. B. and A. J. Slankis. 1973. [New representative and the composition of the order Litobothridea Dailey, 1969 (Eucestodes).] (in Russian). Parasitologia 7: 503-507.

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Redescription

Olson, P. D. and J. N. Caira. 2001. Two new species of Litobothrium Dailey, 1969 (Cestoda: Litobothriidea) from thresher sharks in the Gulf of California, Mexico, with redescriptions of two species in the genus. Systematic Parasitology 48: 159-177.

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Scientific Name Notes type material could not be obtained by JNC Type species of genus Renyxa Euzet (1994) makes this new combination by synonomy

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira
03/13/2015Modified
09/17/2015ModifiedN. Arisco

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Lamniformes
Host Family Alopiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Alopias
Species superciliosus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Alopias
Species pelagicus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes -probable type host identity after Olson & Caira (2001)

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Gulf of Tehuantepec
Island(s)
City/Region Oaxaca
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material LMPTV No. GC 72020 (holotype) LMPTV No. PC 72021-72032
Total Number of Type Specimens 22
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.