Tapeworm Species Details

Pararhinebothroides hobergi Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3239
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Pararhinebothroides
Species hobergi
Authority Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anthocephalum hobergi (Zamparo, Brooks & Barriga, 1999) Marques & Caira, XXXX
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Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Zamparo, D., D. R. Brooks and R. Barriga. 1999. Pararhinebothroides hobergi n. gen. n. sp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in Urobatis tumbesensis (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes) from coastal Ecuador. Journal of Parasitology 85(3): 534-539.

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Scientific Name Notes Considered to be a genus of the Rhinebothriidea Ruhnke (2011)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
03/11/2015Modified
06/10/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/15/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urobatis
Species tumbesensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ecuador
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region vicinity of Puerto Hualtaco, Provincia del Oro
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MHNG-INVE No. 25455 (holotype) MHNG-INVE No. 25456–25458 (paratypes) USNPC No. 88544 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 23
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Despite the indication that the holotype was deposited in Ecuador in the MEPN in the original paper, the holotype resides in Geneva (MHNG).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.