Tapeworm Species Details

Echeneibothrium walga Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Rhinebothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3165
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echeneibothrium
Species walga
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rhinebothrium walga (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Euzet, 1953
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By Reyda
Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Redescription

Euzet, L. 1953. Cestodes tétraphyllides nouveaux ou peu connus de Dasyatis pastinaca (L.). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée 28: 339-351.

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Scientific Name Notes Redescribed by Euzet in 1953, at which time transferred to Rhinebothrium. Subhapradha redescribed in 1955.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/29/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species walga
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Himantura
Species walga
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Dasyatis pastinaca
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Gulf of Manaar
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Concarneau, France; Alexandrette, Syria; and Agigea, Romania
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material none
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.