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Monorygma magnum (Hart, 1936) Williams, 1968
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3198
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Monorygma
Species magnum
Authority (Hart, 1936) Williams, 1968
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Phyllobothrium magnum Hart, 1936
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Hart, J. F. 1936. Cestoda from fishes of Puget Sound. III. Phyllobothrioidea. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 55: 488-496.

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Williams, H. H. 1968. The taxonomy, ecology and host-specificity of some Phyllobothriidae (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea), a critical revision of Phyllobothrium Beneden, 1949 and comments on some allied genera. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 253(786): 231-307.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
02/19/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/29/2017ModifiedJ. Caira
02/19/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Squaliformes
Host Family Somniosidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Somniosus
Species microcephalus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Somniosus
Species pacificus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes As noted by Ruhnke (2011) S. microcephalus does not occur in the region of Puget Sound and thus the identity of the host is likely S. pacificus.

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Puget Sound, Washington
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Specimens

Type Material
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.