Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3162 |
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| Order | Rhinebothriidea |
| Family | Echeneibothriidae |
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| Genus | Echeneibothrium |
| Species | variabile |
| Authority | Van Beneden, 1850 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
van Beneden, P.-J. 1850. Recherches sur la faune littorale de Belgique. Les vers cestoides, considérés sous le rapport physiologique, embryogénique et zooclassique. Mémoires de l‘Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 25: 1-199 (+plates). (472) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Williams, H. H. 1958. Some Phyllobothriidae (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) of elasmobranchs from the western seaboard of the British Isles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 13 1: 113-136. (483) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Van Beneden (1850; cit 470; pg. 277) was first to use the name "E. variabilis" but no diagnosis or figures were presented. Later that year, Van Beneden (1850; cit 472; pg. 117) presented a complete description of this species, accompanied by figures. We consider cit 472 to be the first valid use of this name. This species was designated the type of the genus by Braun (1900). |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 01/29/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 06/23/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 10/16/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 01/15/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Rajiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Rajidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | additional hosts: Raia batis, Raia rubus and Raia asterias | ||||||
| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Belgium |
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Specimens
| Type Material | [not given] |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | [not given] |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
PLATE III. FIGURES 1-15. Echeneibothrium variabile n. sp. 1. Strobila adulte, grossi, montrant les quatre Bothridies sous un aspect différent, et le bulbe (rostellum) ouvert en avant. 2. Tête du Scolex comprimée sous une lame de verre; on voit les canaux longitudinaux dans l’intérieur, la couche musculaire feutrée et le bulbe ouvert au milieu. 3. Autre aspect de la tête d’un Scolex mort. 4. Encore un autre aspect; cette tête est surtout remarquable par le grand développement du bulbe aux dépens des Bothridies; c’est l’inverse de la fig. 3. Ce bulbe est largement ouvert en avant. 5. Scolex isolé, complet et adulte. 6. Bothridie vue de face. 7. Bothridie comprimée entre deux lames de verre. 8. Bothridie infiltrée, vue de profil. 9-12. Même organe sous différents aspects. 13. Le mode de terminaison des canaux longitudinaux en avant dans les Bothridies. 14. Proglottis adulte; le trait à côté indique le grandeur naturelle. 15. OEufs. 
From Williams, 1958. 
From Williams, 1958. Fig. 16. Echeneibothrium varable. Scolex showing 16 indistinct loculi within each bothridium. 
From Williams, 1958. Figs. 19-22. Echeneibothrium variable and E. fallax. 20. Echeneibothrium variable. Free segment showing male and female genitalia. (Size relative to fig. 19). 22. Echeneibothrium variable. Cirrus hooks. (Size relative to fig. 21). Best viewed in Firefox
