Tapeworm Species Details

Pedibothrium lintoni Caira & Pritchard, 1986
Tetraphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3244
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Pedibothrium
Species lintoni
Authority Caira & Pritchard, 1986
Taxonomic Status Homonym
Valid Name Pedibothrium manteri Caira, 1992
Synonyms
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Citation(s)

Caira, J. N. and M. H. Pritchard. 1986. A review of the genus Pedibothrium Linton, 1909 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with description of two new species and comments on the related genera Pachybothrium Baer and Euzet, 1962 and Balanobothrium Hornell, 1912. Journal of Parasitology 72: 62-70.

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Scientific Name Notes Pedibothrium lintoni Caira & Pritchard, a homonym of P. lintoni Shinde, Jadhav & Deshmukh, 1980 was replaced by P. manteri Caira, 1992.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
10/02/2013Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/19/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/20/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
01/22/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Orectilobiformes
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
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 79027 (holotype) USNPC No. 79028 HWML No. 22926
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 complete worm, 3 partial worms with scoleces, 10 detached proglottides
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.