Tapeworm Species Details

Neolitobothrium hexalacinatum Bilqees, 1983
Litobothriidea: Litobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1761
Order Litobothriidea
Family Litobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Neolitobothrium
Species hexalacinatum
Authority Bilqees, 1983
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Type Species Yes
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Citation(s)

Bilqees, F. M.. 1983. Neolitobothrium hexalacinatum, new genus and new species (Litobothridae Dailey, 1969) in a shark from the coast of Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 15: 27-30.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -this is likely a series of detached proglottids of one of the Calliobothrium verticillatum-like species

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
03/13/2015Modified
01/18/2016ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Myrmilla
Species manazo
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
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Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Karachi Coast
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Specimens

Type Material SPUK No. 2012 (syntype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.