Tapeworm Species Details

Corallobothrium fimbriatum Essex, 1928
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Essexiellinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2325
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Essexiellinae
Genus Corallobothrium
Species fimbriatum
Authority Essex, 1928
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Essexiella fimbriata (Essex, 1928) Scholz, de Chambrier, Mariaux & Kuchta, 2011
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Essex, H. E. 1928. The structure and development of Corallobothrium with descriptions of two new fish tapeworms. Illinois Biological Monographs 11: 253-328.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Redescription: Scholz, T., D. Barčák, A. Waeschenbach, C. T. McAllister, and A. Choudhury (2020). Tapeworms (Cestoda) of ictalurid catfishes (Siluriformes) in North America: redescription of type species of two genera and proposal of Essexiellinae n. subfam. Journal of Parasitology (in press).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/11/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
02/11/2010Modified
05/10/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/16/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/15/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Ictaluridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ictalurus
Species punctatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ictalurus
Species punctatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Leptops olivaris (= Pylodictis olivaris)
Site in Host
Host Notes -type host not designated, but I. punctatus listed first

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Rock River
Island(s)
City/Region Illinois
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Mississippi River
Locality Notes -type locality not given, but Rock River listed first

Specimens

Type Material - USNPC No. 51086 (holotype) - USNM No. 1349885 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.