Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3136 |
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| Order | Rhinebothriidea |
| Family | Echeneibothriidae |
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| Genus | Echeneibothrium |
| Species | maculatum |
| Authority | Woodland, 1927 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
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. (507) 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 |
| 03/11/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/15/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rajiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rajidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | England |
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| City/Region | Plymouth |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
PLATE I. FIGURES 1-14. Echeneibothrium maculatum n. sp. 1. (x17.5): the entire worm with a contracted rostellum. 2. (x56): scolex with phyllidea showing no signs of loculi. 3-6. (x56): different forms and aspects of phyllidea. 7. (x39): scolex with enormously extended rostellum. 8. (x180): longitudinal section through extemity of rostellum, showing the retracted pad and retractor muscles. 9. (x180): pad at extremity of rostellum in longitudinal section. 10. (x87.5): dorsal aspect of the ducts in the neighborhood of the ovary.Then outline of the uterine sac is omitted, likewise the numerous coils of the vagina, which latter duct is represented as having bveen pulled to the left side. 11. (x39): a ripe detached proglottid (duct near ovary simplified). 12. (x180): transverse section through a mature proglottid in the region of the ovary (only the longitudinal muscle layer is shown, the subcuticular not being represented). 13. (x180): transverse section through the anterior region of a young mature proglottid. 14. (x260): egg (in optical section) preserved in formalin. Best viewed in Firefox
