Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium variabile (Linton, 1889) Southwell, 1930
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3348
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species variabile
Authority (Linton, 1889) Southwell, 1930
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Spongiobothrium variabile Linton, 1889
Synonyms Anthobothrium variabile (Linton, 1889)
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511.

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Southwell, T. 1930. Cestoda. Vol. I. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma : 391.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Southwell (1930) uses this combination but doesn’t explicitly indicate that it is a new combination; but we find this to be the first use of this combination

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
02/17/2010Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/16/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species centrura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyatis
Species centroura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens at least 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.