Tapeworm Species Details

Pedibothrium toliarensis Caira & Rasolofonirina, 1998
Tetraphyllidea: Balanobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3253
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Balanobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pedibothrium
Species toliarensis
Authority Caira & Rasolofonirina, 1998
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Caira, J. N. and R. Rasolofonirina. 1998. A new species of Pedibothrium (Cestoidea: Tetraphyllidea) from the short-tail nurse shark, Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Elasmobranchii: Orectilobiformes) from southwest Madagascar. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington 65: 50-55.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
10/02/2013Modified
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 Pseudoginglymostoma
Species brevicaudatum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pseudoginglymostoma
Species brevicaudatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Madagascar
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Toliar
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material DAB (holotype) DAB (1 paratype) MNHN No. 563HF, slide 63 CIX (1 paratype) USNPC No. 87580 (3 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 complete specimen, 4 incomplete specimens with scoleces, 1 strobilar fragment, 1 free segment, 1 scolex examined with SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.