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Orygmatobothrium tetraglobum Southwell, 1912
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3228
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Orygmatobothrium
Species tetraglobum
Authority Southwell, 1912
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pithophorus tetraglobus (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1925
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/05/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/23/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/02/2024ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djeddensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djiddensis
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka [Ceylon]
Body of Water
Island(s) Sri Lanka [Ceylon]
City/Region Pearl Banks
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.