Tapeworm Species Details

Echeneibothrium bilobatum Young, 1955
Rhinebothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3113
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echeneibothrium
Species bilobatum
Authority Young, 1955
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scalithrium bilobatum (Young, 1955) Ball, Neifar & Euzet, 2003
Synonyms
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Young, R. T. 1955. Two new species of Echeneibothrium from the stingray Urobatis halleri. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 74(3): 232-234.

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Scientific Name Notes Looks like a Rhinebothrium.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
03/05/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
11/04/2015ModifiedF. Marques
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urobatis
Species halleri
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species halleri
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region California
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 45976 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.