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Phyllobothrium giganteum (van Beneden, 1858) Southwell, 1930
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3296
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species giganteum
Authority (van Beneden, 1858) Southwell, 1930
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Schyphophyllidium giganteum (van Beneden, 1858) Woodland, 1927
Synonyms Anthobothrium giganteum Van Beneden, 1858
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1858. Memoire sur les vers intestinaux. Comptes rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, Paris, Supplement 2: 1-376.

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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 Van Beneden, 1858 was apperently republished as Van Beneden, 1861 Southwell (1930) uses this combination but doesn’t explicitly indicate that it is a new combination; but we find this to be the first use of this combination

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
02/21/2012Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
09/18/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
03/09/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/25/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus milandre
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Host Notes Type host given as Galeorhinus galeus by Ruhnke (2011).

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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 6
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.