Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium sinuosiceps Williams, 1959
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3338
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species sinuosiceps
Authority Williams, 1959
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name
Synonyms Carrassoniella sinuosiceps (Williams, 1959) Dallarés & Schaeffner, 2025
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Williams, H. H. 1959. The anatomy of Phyllobothrium sinuosiceps sp. nov. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Hexanchus griseus (Gmelin) the six gilled shark. Parasitology 49: 54-69.

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Redescription

Dallarés, S., C. F., Barría, and B. C. Schaeffner. 2025. Integrative taxonomy in action: a new genus of phyllobothriid tapeworms (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea), with insights on potential transmission pathways and influences of environmental gradients on diversity patterns of the group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204(1): zlaf039.

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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
09/19/2020ModifiedJ. Caira
10/15/2024ModifiedR. Kuchta
12/11/2025ModifiedK. Hanselman

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Hexanchiformes
Host Family Hexanchidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hexanchus
Species griseus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hexanchus
Species griseus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ireland
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates 54°00'N, 11°15'W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 15 entire strobilae & 50 free segments
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.