Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3262 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | Onchobothriidae |
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| Genus | Phoreiobothrium |
| Species | manirei |
| Authority | Caira, Healy & Swanson, 1996 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Sphyrnacestus manirei (Caira, Healy & Swanson, 1996) Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | Bueno, V. |
| Citation(s) |
Caira, J. N., C. J. Healy and J. Swanson. 1996. A new species of Phoreiobothrium (Cestoidea: Tetraphyllidea) from the great hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran and its implications for the evolution of the onchobothriid scolex. Journal of Parasitology 82: 458-462. (98) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | J. N. Caira |
| 01/02/2014 | Modified | |
| 06/06/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 05/04/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/11/2025 | Modified | V. Bueno |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Sphyrnidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Pine Island Sound |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | near Sanibel Island, Florida |
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| Additional Localities | additional localities: Tampa Bay, near Rattlesnake Key, Florida, U.S.A. |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC No. 86006 (holotype) USNPC No. 86007 & 86008 (15 paratypes) HWML No. 38740 & 38741 (7 paratypes & cross-sections) material for SEM has been retained in the senior author’s personal collection |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 23 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURES 1-8. Phoreiobothrium manirei n. sp. 1. Holotype (USNPC No. 86006). 2. Scolex of holotype. 3. Hooks of holotype. 4. Hook measurements taken. 5. Mature segment of paratype (USNPC No. 86007). Arrows indicate location of sections illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. 6. Detail of terminal genitalia of paratype (HWML No. 38740). 7. Cross section through region of segment anterior to vas deferens of paratype (HWML No. 38741). 8. Cross section through ovary of paratype (HWML No. 38741). Abbreviations: ED, excretory duct; LM, longitudinal muscle; NC, nerve cord; O, ovary; T, testis; V, vitellaria; VA, vagina. 
FIGURES 9-17. Phoreiobothrium manirei n. sp. 9. Scolex. 10. Enlarged view of subloculi. 11. Enlarged view of muscular papillae on anterior margin of apical suckers. 12. Microtriches on proximal bothridial surface. Note both spiniform and short filiform types. 13. Enlarged view of posterior margin of subloculus. 14. Enlarged view of 2 protrusions on posterior margin of subloculus showing each with central cilium-like projection. 15. Enlarged view of neck. Note large spiniform and short filiform microtriches. 16. Enlarged view of short filiform microtriches on neck. 17. Enlarged view of distal surface of bothridium in region of anterior loculus. Note short filiform microtriches. Scale bars: 9 &10, 20 µm; 11, 10 µm; 12-14, 16 & 17, µm; 15, 5 µm. Best viewed in Firefox
