Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium foliatum Linton, 1890
Rhinebothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3294
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species foliatum
Authority Linton, 1890
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Considered by Ruhnke (2011) to be a species of the Rhinebothriidea.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/06/2015Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species centrura [sic]
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyatis
Species centroura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens very numerous
Voucher Material USNPC 7674
Specimen Notes Vouchers deposited by Linton.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.