Tapeworm Species Details

Discobothrium arrhynchum Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981
Lecanicephalidea: Aberrapecidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1793
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Aberrapecidae
Subfamily
Genus Discobothrium
Species arrhynchum
Authority Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Aberrapex arrhynchum (Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981) Jensen, 2001
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K. Jensen
Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R., M. A. Mayes and T. B. Thorson. 1981. Cestode parasites in Myliobatis goodei Garman (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from Río de la Plata, Uruguay, with a summary of cestodes collected from South American elasmobranchs during 1975-1979. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93: 1239-1252.

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Scientific Name Notes Jensen (2005) considered Discobothrium to be a non-lecanicephalidean genus with historic ties to the order.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Guyer, R. Tracy
08/20/2014Modified
07/29/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
07/30/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/06/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Myliobatis
Species goodei
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Myliobatis
Species goodei
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Uruguay
Body of Water Rio de la Plata Estuary
Island(s)
City/Region near Montevideo
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 75722 (holotype) USNPC No. 75723 HWML No. 21003
Total Number of Type Specimens 30 specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.