Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3207 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | Onchobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Onchobothrium |
| Species | convolutum |
| Authority | (Yoshida, 1917) Southwell, 1925 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Calliobothrium convolutum Yoshida, 1917 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Yoshida, S. 1917. Some cestodes from Japanese selachians. Including five new species. Parasitology 9: 560-592. (515) Download PDFSouthwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368. (443) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Caira, J. N. and M. Machida. 1986. Onchobothrium convolutum (Yoshida, 1917) Southwell, 1925 and O. triacis (Yamaguti, 1952) n. comb. (Tetraphyllidea, Onchobothriidae) from sharks in Japanese waters. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology) 12: 1-7. (91) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Southwell (1925) does not formally make the new combination, but this is the first use of this name we have found |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | J. N. Caira, K. Jensen |
| 02/19/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/06/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 06/09/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 09/16/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 02/03/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Triakidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Japan |
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| City/Region | Tokyo |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
TEXT FIGURE 2. Calliobothrium convolutum n. sp. A. Anterior end. B. Anterior segments. x 10.
PLATE XXIII. FIGURES 14-19. Calliobothrium convolutum n. sp. 14. Posterior segments. x 5. 15. Hooks. x 65. 16. Cross section through the level of the ovary. 17. Interrelation of female organs. 18. Cirrus pouch. x120. 19. Eggs-swallower. x 300. 
Redescription from Caira & Machida, 1986 (Cit #91) 
From Caira & Machida, 1986 (Cit #91). Figs. 1-4 Onchobothrium convolutum. 1. Scolex (voucher, HWML No. 23124). 2. Hook measurements taken. 3. Hooks (voucher, HWML No. 23124). 4. Mature proglottid (voucher, HWML No. 23124). 
From Caira & Machida, 1986 (Cit #91). Figs. 7-8. Scanning electron micrographs of scolex of Onchobothrium convolutum (HWML No. 23124). 7. Apical view illustrating muscular pads with inconspicuous accessory suckers. 120x. 8. Enlarged view of one pair of bothridial hooks. Note lack of thin tissue layer covering hooks. 240x. 
From Southwell, 1925 (Cit# 443) Best viewed in Firefox
