Tapeworm Species Details

Cephalobothrium taeniurai Ramadan, 1986
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1787
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Cephalobothrium
Species taeniurai
Authority Ramadan, 1986
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Ramadan, M. M. 1986. Cestodes of the genus Cephalobothrium Shipley and Hornel, 1906 (Lecanicephaliidae), with description of C. ghardagense n. sp. and C. taeniurai n. sp. from the Red Sea fishes. Japanese Journal of Parasitology 35: 11-15.

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Scientific Name Notes Jensen (2005) considered this to be a species inquirenda.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/11/2010Modified
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/11/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Egypt
Body of Water Red Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Al-Ghardaga
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype (No. 342) and paratype (No. 343) deposited in the Helminthological Collection, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University
Total Number of Type Specimens 2
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.