Tapeworm Species Details

Marsupiobothrium gobelinus Caira & Runkle, 1993
Phyllobothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3181
Order Phyllobothriidea
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Genus Marsupiobothrium
Species gobelinus
Authority Caira & Runkle, 1993
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium gobelinus (Caira & Runkle, 1993) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
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Citation(s)

Caira, J. N. and L. S. Runkle. 1993. Two new tapeworms from the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni off Australia.. Systematic Parasitology 26: 81-90.

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Scientific Name Notes M. gobelinus is a valid species but is incertae sedis with respect to Marsupiobothrium.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/19/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus Mitsukurina
Species owstoni
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Specimens

Type Material QM No. GL18272 (holotype) QM No. GL18273-18286 USNPC No. 82574 HWML NO. 35514
Total Number of Type Specimens 20
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.