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Phyllobothrium squali Yamaguti, 1952
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3340
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species squali
Authority Yamaguti, 1952
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
Valid Name Yamaguticestus squali Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2021
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Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1952. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of fishes, II. Acta Medicinae Okayama 8: 1-76.

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Redescription

Vasileva, G. P., G. I. Dimitrov, and B. B. Georgiev. 2002. Phyllobothrium squali Yamaguti, 1952 (Tetraphyllidea, Phyllobothriidae): redescription and first record in the Black Sea. Systematic Parasitology 53: 49-59.

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Scientific Name Notes P. squali is a valid species, but is incertae sedis with respect to the Phllobothriidae

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
07/11/2014Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/19/2020ModifiedJ. Caira
03/01/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/08/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Squaliformes
Host Family Squalidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Squalus
Species sucklii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Squalus
Species suckleyi
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Specimen Notes Type material in Yamaguti’s collection
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.