Tapeworm Species Details

Lintoniella adherens (Linton, 1924) Woodland, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Prosobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3176
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Prosobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Lintoniella
Species adherens
Authority (Linton, 1924) Woodland, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Prosobothrium adherens (Linton, 1924) Riser, 1955
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia adherens Linton, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1924. Notes on cestode parasites of sharks and skates. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64: 1-114.

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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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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes See pg. 538 of Woodland (1927) for establishment of this name.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
02/05/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/11/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/21/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cestracion
Species zygaena
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyrna
Species zygaena
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) additional hosts: Galeus glaucus
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 7693 (type) [possibly also vialed material labeled 5/9 Ichthyotaenia adherens, Sphyrna zygaena, 2088c, Wood’s Hole 8/3.08-2 specimens and a free proglottid- see Riser (1955)]
Total Number of Type Specimens a number of specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.