Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3020 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Calliobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Biloculuncus |
| Species | pritchardae |
| Authority | (Caira & Ruhnke, 1990) Nasin, Caira & Euzet, 1997 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Calliobothrium pritchardae Caira & Ruhnke, 1990 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Caira, J. N. and T. R. Ruhnke. 1990. A new species of Calliobothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) from the whiskery shark, Furgaleus macki, in Australia. Journal of Parasitology 76: 319-324. (93) Download PDFNasin, C. S., J. N. Caira, and L. Euzet. 1997. Analysis of Calliobothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with descriptions of three new species and erection of a new genus. Journal of Parasitology 83(4): 714-733. (332) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 02/11/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/13/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/07/2017 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/24/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Triakidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Australia |
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| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Young Rocks, South Australia |
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Specimens
| Type Material | SAM No. V4143 (holotype) AHC No. 18840 USNPC No. 81054 HWML No. 31644&31645 |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 6 entire worms, 4 incomplete worms with scoleces |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURES 1-6. Calliobothrium pritchardae n. sp. 1. Scolex of holotype. 2. Hooks of paratype (USNPC No. 81054). 3. Illustration of hook measurements taken. 4. Mature terminal segment of paratype (USNPC No. 81054). Arrows indicate segment location of sections in Fis. 5 & 6. 5. Cross section through region of segment anterior to vas deferens of paratype (HWML No. 31645). 6. Cross section through ovary of paratype (HWML No. 31645). A, axial hook; AB, abaxial hook; ED, excretory duct; NC, nerve chord; O, ovary; OD, oviduct; T, testis; UD, uterine duct; V, vitellaria. 
FIGURES 7-13. Calliobothrium pritchardae n. sp. Scanning electron micrographs. All figures are oriented with anterior at top and posterior at bottom. 7. Bothridium. 8. Enlarged view of region inside rectangle in Figure 7. 9. Enlarged view of region in center of Figure 8. 10. Enlarged viw of apical sucker surface at o in Figure 7. 11. Enlarged view of distal surface of bothridium at + in Figure 7. 12. Enlarged view of proximal surface of bothridium at * in Figure 7. 13. Enlarged view of surface of neck. Scale bar in Figure 7, 40µm; scale bar in Figure 8, 4µm; scale bar in Figures 9-13, 1,000nm (= 1µm). 
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