Tapeworm Species Details

Cephalobothrium abruptum Southwell, 1911
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1774
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Cephalobothrium
Species abruptum
Authority Southwell, 1911
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Hexacanalis abruptus (Southwell, 1911) Perrenoud, 1931
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1911. Description of nine new species of cestode parasites, including two new genera from marine fishes of Ceylon. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 216-225.

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Scientific Name Notes Taxonomic status based on Cielocha & Jensen (2011).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
09/17/2014Modified
07/29/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Gymnuridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pteroplatea
Species micrura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Gymnura
Species micrura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Portugal Bay
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Specimens

Type Material deposited at the Colombo Museum, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Total Number of Type Specimens 87
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.