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Pedibothrium globicephalum Linton, 1908
Tetraphyllidea: Balanobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3241
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Balanobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pedibothrium
Species globicephalum
Authority Linton, 1908
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1908. IX. Helminth fauna of the Dry Tortugas. I. Cestodes. Publication No. 102, Papers from the Tortugas Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 1: 157-190.

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Redescription

Caira, J. N. 1992. Verification of multiple species of Pedibothrium in the Atlantic nurse shark with comments on the Australasian members of the genus. Journal of Parasitology 78: 289-308.

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Scientific Name Notes Caira & Pritchard (1996) used the date 1909 as the date the publication was distributed. However, this requires verification.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/02/2014Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/19/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/18/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Ginglymostomatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ginglymostoma
Species cirratum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ginglymostoma
Species cirratum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s) Dry Tortugas
City/Region Florida
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (USNM no. 8995); paratypes (3 specimens, USNM no. 8995); voucher specimens collected from G. cirratum in Bimini, Bahamas, May 1988 (10 specimens, USNM no. 82045; 10 specimens, HWML no. 34148; 2 slides of sections, HWML no. 34149; 5 specimens on stub for SEM, retained in collection of author).
Total Number of Type Specimens 21
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Holotype (USNM no. 8995); paratypes (3 specimens, USNM no. 8995); voucher specimens collected from G. cirratum in Bimini, Bahamas, May 1988 (10 specimens, USNM no. 82045; 10 specimens, HWML no. 34148; 2 slides of sections, HWML no. 34149; 5 specimens on stub for SEM, retained in collection of author).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.