Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3086 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | Onchobothriidae |
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| Genus | Cylindrophorus |
| Species | cervinus |
| Authority | (Linton, 1890) Riser, 1955 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899. (1011) Download PDFRiser, N. W. 1955. Studies on cestode parasites of sharks and skates. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 30: 265-311. (383) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 02/12/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/06/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 06/09/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/29/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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Specimens
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 1 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
PLATE VIII. FIGURE 8-10. Platybothrium cervinum n. sp. 8. Head and neck of living specimen after it had lain in sea-water an hour or more. The head is very flat and thin, and semi-transparent, x58. 9. Posterior segment, in glycerine, x40. 10. Set of hooks belonging to a single bothrium, x about 200.
PLATE IX. FIGURE 1. Platybothrium cervinum n. sp. 1. Outline of living strobile, x12.
USNPC No. 7689, voucher slide of Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890
USNPC No. 7689, scolex of voucher of Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890
USNPC No. 7689, segment of voucher of Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890 

