Tapeworm Species Details

Phoreiobothrium tiburonis Cheung, Nigrelli & Ruggieri, 1982
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3265
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phoreiobothrium
Species tiburonis
Authority Cheung, Nigrelli & Ruggieri, 1982
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Cheung, P. L., R. F. Nigrelli and G. D. Ruggieri. 1982. Phoreiobothrium tiburonis, new species, (Cestoda: Onchobothriidae) from bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo (L.). Journal of Aquariculture 2: 81-85.

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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.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira
10/01/2013Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
08/19/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Sphyrnidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sphyrna
Species tiburo
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyrna
Species tiburo
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Florida Keys vicinity, Florida
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 76691 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 2 complete worms with scoleces, numerous free proglottids
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.