Tapeworm Species Details

Anthemobothrium pulchrum Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1772
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthemobothrium
Species pulchrum
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Polypocephalus pulcher (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1925
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This genus was considered a genus incertae sedis close to Polypocephalus Euzet (1994), a genus inquirendum by Jensen (2005), and valid by Jensen et a. (in review).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/09/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
10/01/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species sephen
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Dutch Bay, Gulf of Mannar
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens single example
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.