Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium floraforme (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1930
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3293
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species floraforme
Authority (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1930
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Ruhnke, 2011
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T.R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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Southwell, T. 1930. Cestoda. Vol. I. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma : 391.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes This species was treated by Ruhnke (2011) as Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy, T.R. Ruhnk
02/06/2015Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/25/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/09/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/10/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species bleekeri
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species sorrah
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Carcharias sp.
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Periya Paar
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (see Ruhnke, 2011)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 18
Voucher Material LRP 7427-7430.
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.