Tapeworm Species Details

Cephalobothrium variabile Southwell, 1911
Lecanicephalidea: Lecanicephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1789
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Lecanicephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Cephalobothrium
Species variabile
Authority Southwell, 1911
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Floriparicapitus variabilis (Southwell, 1911) Cielocha, Jensen & Caira, 2014
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/20/2014Modified
08/03/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/11/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Pristidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pristis
Species cuspidatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Anoxypristis
Species cuspidata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Portugal Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Pearl Banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude [not given]
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material deposited at the Colombo Museum, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Total Number of Type Specimens 47
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.