Tapeworm Species Details

Pithophorus tetraglobus (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1925
Tetraphyllidea: Clade 4
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3357
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family Clade 4
Subfamily
Genus Pithophorus
Species tetraglobus
Authority (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Orygmatobothrium tetraglobum Southwell, 1912
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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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
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
04/27/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/19/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
05/31/2022ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/16/2022ModifiedJ. Caira
04/25/2023ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Rhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djeddensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djiddensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.