Tapeworm Species Details

Phoreiobothrium triloculatum Linton, 1901
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3266
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phoreiobothrium
Species triloculatum
Authority Linton, 1901
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Triloculatum triloculatum (Linton, 1901) Caira & Jensen, 2009
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1901. Parasites of fishes of the Woods Hole region. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission (1899) 19: 405-492.

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Redescription

Caira, J. N. 1985. An emendation of the generic diagnosis of Phoreiobothrium Linton, 1889 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with a detailed description of bothridia and hooks. Canadian Journal of Zoology 63: 1199-1206.

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Scientific Name Notes Linton gives the host as “Carcharinus obscurus (Carcharias obscurus), Dusky Shark”

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira
01/02/2014Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
08/19/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
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Type Host
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Genus Carcharinus
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Carcharhinus
Species obscurus
Subspecies
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Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.