Tapeworm Species Details

Balanobothrium aurangabadensis Shinde, Mohekar & Jadhav, 1983
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3008
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Balanobothrium
Species aurangabadensis
Authority Shinde, Mohekar & Jadhav, 1983
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Citation(s)

Shinde, G. B., A. D. Mohekar and B. V. Jadhav. 1983. Balanobothrium aurangabadensis n. sp. (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidae) from Stegostoma tigrinum. Indian Journal of Parasitology 7: 229-230.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Description and figures are poor. Given 3 other members of the genus are described from the same host, and this species is not distinguished from these 3, this is considered a Species inquirenda; it is likely a synonym of one of the 3 previously described species.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/11/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Stegostomatidae
Type Host
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Genus Stegastoma
Species trigrinum [sic]
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Stegastoma
Species fasciatum
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country India
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 15
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.