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Pelichnibothrium speciosum Monticelli, 1889
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Species ID 3255
Order Phyllobothriidea
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Genus Pelichnibothrium
Species speciosum
Authority Monticelli, 1889
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Type Species Yes
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Citation(s)

Monticelli, F. S. 1889. Notes on some Entozoa in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 57: 321-325.

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Scientific Name Notes Scholz et al. (1998) provided evidence of proglottid development in P. speciosum taken from the intestines of A. ferox. They hypothesized that A. ferox may represent a second intermediate host or paratenic host for P. speciosum.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen , T. R. R
02/18/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/16/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus Alepidosaurus
Species ferox
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Type Locality

Country Madeira
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.