Tapeworm Species Details

Discobothrium cobraformis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1925
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 1795
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Discobothrium
Species cobraformis
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Hornellobothrium cobraformis Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatis
Species narinari
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species ocellatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [not given]
Total Number of Type Specimens great numbers
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes "5 specimens were sent to England"
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.