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Phyllobothrium hyperapolytica (Obersteiner, 1914) Williams, 1958
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3299
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species hyperapolytica
Authority (Obersteiner, 1914) Williams, 1958
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bilocularia hyperapolytica
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Obersteiner, W. 1914. Über eine neue Cestodenform Bilocularia hyperapolytica nov. gen. nov. spec., aus Centrophorus granulosus. Arbeiten aus den Zoologischen Instituten der Universität Wien und der Zoologischen Station in Trieste 20: 109-124.

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Williams, H. H. 1958. Some Phyllobothriidae (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) of elasmobranchs from the western seaboard of the British Isles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 13 1: 113-136.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Ruhnke (2011) considered P. hyperapolytica a junior synonym of B. hyperapolytica. He also designated the species as a species inquirendum.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/06/2015Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
02/17/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Centrophorus
Species granulosus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Centrophorus
Species granulosus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Zoological Station near Naples
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 2 scoleces, a few strobila & free proglottids
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.