Tapeworm Species Details

Orygmatobothrium musteli (van Beneden, 1850) Diesing, 1863
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3225
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Orygmatobothrium
Species musteli
Authority (van Beneden, 1850) Diesing, 1863
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Anthobothrium musteli van Beneden, 1850 (pro parte); Orygmatobothrium versatile (Diesing, 1854) Diesing, 1863; Tetrabothrium versatile Diesing, 1854.
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Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1850. Recherches sur la faune littorale de Belgique. Les vers cestoides, considérés sous le rapport physiologique, embryogénique et zooclassique. Mémoires de l‘Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 25: 1-199 (+plates).

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Diesing, K. M. 1863. Revision der Cephalocotyleen. Abtheilung: Paramecocotyleen. Sitzungsberichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien Mathematische-Naturwissenschuften Classe Abtheilung I. 48(6): 200-345.

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Redescription

Ruhnke, T. R. 2011. Tapeworms of Elasmobranchs (Part III). A monograph on the Phyllobothriidae (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 25: 205 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes no figures in original description of Van Beneden, 1849 as far as we can determine Diesing is the author of the name Orygmatobothrium and1863 is the date of his first use of this generic name; he does not formally make the combination Orygmatobothrium musteli, but rather lists Anthobothrium musteli Van Beneden, 1849 under the section of Orygmatobothrium versitile Diesing, 1863 no figures in original description of Van Beneden, 1849 see Van Beneden (1850) for a more complete description (incl. figures) of this species see Woodland, 1927

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/18/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
09/18/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2017ModifiedJ. Caira
02/19/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
11/16/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species vulgaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Mustelus
Species mustelus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Belgium
Body of Water English Channel
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Plymouth, United Kingdom
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material BNHM 1965.2.23.172-182
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.