Tapeworm Species Details

Cephalobothrium longisegmentum Wang, 1984
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1779
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Cephalobothrium
Species longisegmentum
Authority Wang, 1984
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Wang, P. Q. 1984. [Notes on some cestodes of fishes in Fujian Province, with a list of fish cestodes recorded from China.] (in Chinese). Wuyi Science Journal 4: 71-84.

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Scientific Name Notes Figure captions and description are in Chinese. Jensen (2005) considered this species to be a species inquirenda.. This species is likely a member of Tetragonocephalum. However, it is unrecognizable based on its original description and is therefore considered a species inquirenda.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen
02/11/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/11/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/14/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species kuhlii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Neotrygon
Species kuhlii?
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Fujian Province
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Specimens

Type Material [?]
Total Number of Type Specimens [?]
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.