Tapeworm Species Details

Litobothrium amsichensis Caira & Runkle, 1993
Litobothriidea: Litobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1757
Order Litobothriidea
Family Litobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Litobothrium
Species amsichensis
Authority Caira & Runkle, 1993
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K.A. Gallagher
Citation(s)

Caira, J. N. and L. S. Runkle. 1993. Two new tapeworms from the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni off Australia.. Systematic Parasitology 26: 81-90.

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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

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 Mitsukurinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mitsukurina
Species owstoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mitsukurina
Species owstoni
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Western Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region ESE of Uladulla, New South Wales
Coordinates
DD Latitude 35"39'S
DD Longitude l50''43'E
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material QM No. GL18287 (holotype) QM No. GL18288-18299 USNPC No. 82573 HWML No. 35513
Total Number of Type Specimens 18
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.