Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium caudatum (Zschokke & Heitz, 1914) Southwell, 1925
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3276
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species caudatum
Authority (Zschokke & Heitz, 1914) Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pelichnobothrium caudatum Zschokke & Heitz, 1914
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Zschokke, F. and A. Heitz. 1914. Entoparasiten aus Salmoniden von Kamtschatka. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 22: 15-256.

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Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This species was treated in Ruhnke (2011) under Phyllobothrium caudatum, although the latter name was noted as a junior synonym of Pelichnobothrium caudatum.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
06/14/2011Modified
06/05/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
03/02/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/14/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Salmoniformes
Host Family Salmonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Oncorhynchus
Species ketea
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Oncorhynchus
Species ketea
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Oncorhynchus tschawytscha Oncorhynchus nerca
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Russia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Kamchatka
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.