Tapeworm Species Details

Carpobothrium chiloscyllii Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Tetraphyllidea: Clade 3
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3055
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Clade 3
Subfamily
Genus Carpobothrium
Species chiloscyllii
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Redescription

Koontz, A. and J. N. Caira. 2016. Emendation of Carpobothrium (“Tetraphyllidea”) from Bamboosharks (Orectolobiformes: Hemiscyliidae) with Redescription of Carpobothrium chiloscyllii and Description of a New Species from Borneo. Comparative Parasitology 83(2): 149-161.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/11/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
09/18/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
12/16/2019ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/18/2019ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/06/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/16/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/31/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Hemiscylliidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species indicum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species indicum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
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DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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