Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3261 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | Onchobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Phoreiobothrium |
| Species | lasium |
| Authority | Linton, 1889 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511. (266) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Caira, J. N., C. Richmond, and J. Swanson. 2005. A revision of Phoreiobothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with descriptions of five new species. Journal of Parasitology 91: 1153-1174. (3890) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Linton gives the host as “Dusky Shark (Carcharias obscurus)”; Caira (1985) also includes a redescription of this species (Cit# 88). |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2006 | Created | J. N. Caira |
| 01/02/2014 | Modified | |
| 06/06/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 08/19/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 05/04/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Carcharhinidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| City/Region | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
PLATE IV. FIGURES 24-29. Phoreiobothrium lasium n. sp. 24. Outline of strobilie, enlarged 6 diameters. 25. front view of head, enlarged 209 diameters. 26. Lateral view of head of another specimen, enlarged 40 diameters. 26a. Spines from neck of same, enlarged 350 diameters. 27. Compound hooks from one bothrium, enlarged 175 diameters. 28. Another specimen with many spines on rthe neck, and showing striae on bothria somewhat flattended under compressor; enlarged 20 diameters. 29. Posterior mature segment, enlarged 20 diameters. All the figures i n this plate made from alcoholic or mounted specimens, by Mrs. Edwin Linton. 
FIGURES 2–4. Phoreiobothrium lasium. (2) Scolex. (3) Hooks. (4) Mature proglottid. 
FIGURES 67–73. Whole worms drawn to same scale. (67a, b) Phoreiobothrium lasium. 
FIGURES 8–12. Scanning electron micrographs of Phoreiobothrium lasium. (8) Scolex; scale bar, 50 µm. (9) Enlarged view of subloculi; scale bar, 20 µm. (10) Enlarged view of distal bothridial surface; scale bar, 1 µm. (11) Enlarged view of proximal bothridial surface; scale bar, 1 µm. (12) Enlarged view of cephalic peduncle; scale bar, 5 µm. 
USNPC No. 35874, neotype slide 
USNPC No. 35874, scolex of neotype 
USNPC No. 35874, segment of neotype 
USNPC No. 35876, voucher slide 
USNPC No. 35876, scolex of voucher 
USNPC No. 35876, segment of voucher Best viewed in Firefox
