Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3107 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Serendipeidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Duplicibothrium |
| Species | paulum |
| Authority | Ruhnke, Curran & Holbert, 2000 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Nanoduplicibothrium paulum (Ruhnke, Curran & Holbert, 2000) Stephan, Bueno, & Caira, 2023 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Ruhnke, T. R., S. S. Curran and T. Holbert. 2000. Two new species of Duplicibothrium Williams & Campbell, 1978 (Tetraphyllidea: Serendipidae) from the Pacific cownose ray Rhinoptera steindachneri. Systematic Parasitology 47: 135-143. (3855) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | Ruhnke (2011) considered the species part of the Serendipidae. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira |
| 02/19/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/06/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/13/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/07/2017 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 04/10/2024 | Modified | V. Bueno |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rhinopteridae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | México |
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| Body of Water | Gulf of California |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Puertecitos |
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| DD Longitude | |
| Additional Localities | additional locality: Bahia de Los Angeles, Gulf of California, Mexico |
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Specimens
| Type Material | CNHE No. 3848 (holotype) CNHE No. 3849 (paratypes) USNPC Nos. 89728, 89729 (paratypes) HWML Nos. 15277, 15278 (paratypes) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 28 whole-mounted worms, 2 cross-sectioned worms and 2 HMDS dried worms prepared for SEM |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURES 9-13. Duplicibothrium paulum n. sp. 9. Entire worm of holotype (CNHE no. 3848). 10. Scolex of paratype (CNHE no. 3849). 11. End segment of holotype, ventral view (CNHE no. 3848). 12. Cross-section through segment anterior to ovary of paratype (USNPC no. 89729). 13. Cross-section through segment at level of ovary of paratype (USNPC no. 89729). Abbreviations: DE, dorsal excretory duct; O, ovary; T, testis; U, uterus; V, vitellarium; VE, ventral excretory duct.
FIGURES 14-16. Duplicibothrium paulum n. sp. 14. Scolex (numbers indicate regions of scolex illustrated in Figures 15, 16). 15. Enlarged view of distal bothridial surface. 16. Enlarged view of anterior strobila. Scale bars: 14, 200 µm; 15,16, 1 µm. 

