Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium leuci Watson & Thorson, 1976
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3305
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species leuci
Authority Watson & Thorson, 1976
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium leuci (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms Paraorygmatobothrium leuci (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Ruhnke, 2011
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Watson, D. E. and T. B. Thorson. 1976. Helminths from elasmobranchs in Central American fresh waters. Investigations of the Ichthyofauna of Nicaraguan Lakes : 629-640.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/05/2015Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Nicaragua
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Rio San Juan, San Juan del Norte
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities additional localities: El Castillo and Lake Nicaragua, Los Cocos, Nicaragua and Rio Colorado, Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica
Locality Notes Holotype slide gives "30 yds offshore Mouth of Rio San Juan, Nicaragua" (see Ruhnke, 2011)

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 61339 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 11
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.