Tapeworm Species Details

Echeneibothrium fallax (Van Beneden, 1871) Woodland, 1927
Rhinebothriidea: Echeneibothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3123
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Echeneibothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Echeneibothrium
Species fallax
Authority (Van Beneden, 1871) Woodland, 1927
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Discobothrium fallax Van Beneden, 1871
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1871. Les poissons des côtes de Belgique, leurs parasites et leurs commensaux. Mémoires de l‘Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 38: 1-100.

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Woodland, W. N. F. 1927. A revised classification of the tetraphyllidean Cestoda, with descriptions of some Phyllobothriidae from Plymouth. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part 3 95: 519-548.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
03/17/2015Modified
07/12/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/15/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Rajidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raja
Species clavata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Raja
Species clavata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Belgium
Body of Water
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City/Region
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Specimens

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