Tapeworm Species Details

Pedibothrium veravalensis Shinde, Jadhav & Deshmukh, 1980
Tetraphyllidea: Balanobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3254
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Balanobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pedibothrium
Species veravalensis
Authority Shinde, Jadhav & Deshmukh, 1980
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Pedibothrium ottleyi Butler, 1987
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Shinde, G. B., B. V. Jadhav and R. A. Deshmukh. 1980. Two new species of the genus Pedibothrium Linton, 1909 (Cestoda: Oncobothriidae). Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Parasitology 1: 21-24.

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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

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Orectolobiformes
Host Family Stegostomatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Stegostoma
Species tigrinum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Stegostoma
Species fasciatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region west coast (Veraval)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype and paratype deposited in the Zoology Department, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India
Total Number of Type Specimens 9
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Paratypes of P. ottleyi (2 whole mounts, QM nos. GL4624 and GL4625); voucher specimens collected from S. fasciatum, Balgal, Queensland, Australia, 1985 (7 whole mounts, AHC no. 19946; 1 whole mount, USNM no. 82048; 1 whole mount, HWML no. 34154; 1 slide of cross sections, HWML no. 34155; 4 specimens on stub for SEM, retained in collection of author).
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.