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Monobothrium fossae Williams, 1974
Caryophyllidea: Capingentidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 194
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Capingentidae
Subfamily
Genus Monobothrium
Species fossae
Authority Williams, 1974
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Promonobothrium fossae (Williams, 1974) Scholz, Oros, Choudhury, Brabec & Waeschenbach, 2015
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Williams, E. H. Jr. 1974. Two new species of Monobothrium (Cestoda: Caryophyllaeidae) from catostamid fishes in the soustheastern United States. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 103: 610-615.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2005 Created Scholz, Oros
02/04/2010Modified
08/07/2017ModifiedM. Oros
04/02/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/12/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Catostomidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Moxostoma
Species poecilurum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Moxostoma
Species poecilurum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Uphapee Creek
Island(s)
City/Region Alabama, Macon Co., north of Tuskegee
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - USNPC No. 72462 (holotype) - USNPC No. 72463 (paratype) - author’s collection (14 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.