Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium kingae Schmidt, 1978
Rhinebothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3302
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species kingae
Authority Schmidt, 1978
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Anthocephalum kingae (Schmidt, 1978) Ruhnke and Seaman, 2009
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Schmidt, G. D. 1978. Phyllobothrium kingae sp. n., a tetraphyllidean cestode from a yellow-spotted stingray in Jamaica.. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 45: 132-134.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes -Type specimens poorly stained in carmine (TR Ruhnke 9/06). This species is a member of the Rhinebothriidea (see Ruhnke, 2011).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy, T. R. Ruhn
08/02/2012Modified
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urolophus
Species jamaicensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species jamaicensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Jamaica
Body of Water Discovery Bay
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 74636 (holotype) USNPC No. 74637 (3 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.