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Phyllobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Euzet, 1952
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3269
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species angustum
Authority (Linton, 1889) Euzet, 1952
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paraorygmatobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Ruhnke, 2011
Synonyms Orygmatobothrium angustum Linton, 1889; Crossobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Linton, 1901 Scyphophyllidium angustum (Linton, 1889) Riser, 1955
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T.R. Ruhnke
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.

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Euzet, L. 1952. Cestodes tétraphyllides de la côte atlantique du Maroc et de Mauritanie. (Collection rassemblée par Robert Ph. Dollfus). Comptes Rendus des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc 5: 91-96.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy, T. R. Ruhn
02/06/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/25/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/02/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material Neotype USNPC 7666
Total Number of Type Specimens at least 3
Voucher Material USNPC 102713; LRP 7410-7414.
Specimen Notes Ruhnke (2011) designated USNPC 7666 a neotype for this species.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.