Tapeworm Species Details

Corallobothrium parafimbriatum Befus & Freeman, 1973
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Essexiellinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2683
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Essexiellinae
Genus Corallobothrium
Species parafimbriatum
Authority Befus & Freeman, 1973
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Corallotaenia parafimbriata (Befus & Freeman, 1973) Scholz, de Chambrier, Mariaux & Kuchta, 2011
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Befus, A. D. and R. S. Freeman. 1973. Corallobothrium parafimbriatum sp. n. and Corallobothrium minutia (Fritts, 1959) comb. n. (Cestoda: Proteocephaloidea) from Algonquin Park, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 51: 243-248.

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Scholz, T., A. de Chambrier, J. Mariaux, and R. Kuchta. 2011. Redescription of Corallobothrium solidum (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) and erection of a new genus, Essexiella, for tapeworms from channel catfishes (Ictaluridae). Journal of Parasitology 97(6): .

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes listed in Schmidt (1986)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
04/17/2020ModifiedT. 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 nebulosus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ameiurus
Species nebulosus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Canada
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Algonquin Park, Ontario
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM No. 72421 (holotype) (=USNPC) USNM No. 72422-25 (paratypes) rmaining specimens in authors collections
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.