Tapeworm Species Details

Pedibothrium servattorum Caira, 1992
Tetraphyllidea: Balanobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3251
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Balanobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pedibothrium
Species servattorum
Authority Caira, 1992
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/16/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/13/2016ModifiedK. 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 Bahamas
Body of Water
Island(s) Bimini
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 82042 (holotype) USNPC No. 82043 (9 paratypes) HWML No. 34143 (10 paratypes) HWML No. 34144 (2 slides of segment cross-sections, vouchers) 4 specimens on stub for SEM retained in the authors collection
Total Number of Type Specimens 20
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.