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Phyllobothrium paulum (Linton, 1897) Southwell, 1925
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3322
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species paulum
Authority (Linton, 1897) Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium paulum (Linton, 1897) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms Orygmatobothrium angustum Linton, 1889; Crossobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Linton, 1901; Paraorygmatobothrium paulum (Linton, 1897) Ruhnke, 2011; Monorygma galeocerdonis MacCallum, 1921
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1897. Notes on cestode parasites of fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 20: 423-456.

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Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/05/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
03/02/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/15/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Galercerdo
Species tigrinus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Galercerdo
Species cuvier
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
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 Montauk, NY; Horn Island, MS; Darwin, Australia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 4798 (vialed specimen)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material USNPC 7672, 102714; LRP 7431-7437.
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.