Tapeworm Species Details

Pillersium owenium Southwell, 1927
Rhinebothriidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3353
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Pillersium
Species owenium
Authority Southwell, 1927
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1927. On a collection of cestodes from marine fishes of Ceylon and India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 351-373.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
02/05/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urogymnus
Species asperimus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species asperrimus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material type specimens are in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Total Number of Type Specimens "several heads"; no strobilae
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.