Tapeworm Species Details

Dicranobothrium spinulifera (Southwell, 1912) Euzet, 1953
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3091
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Dicranobothrium
Species spinulifera
Authority (Southwell, 1912) Euzet, 1953
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Platybothrium spinulifera Southwell, 1912
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Type Species Yes
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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Euzet, L. 1953. Dicranobothrium, un nouveau genre de cestode tétraphyllide, parasite de sélaciens. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 3e Série 76: 87-91.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/18/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/23/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/24/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

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Genus Galeocerdo
Species tigrinus
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 44
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.