Tapeworm Species Details

Platybothrium auriculatum Yamaguti, 1952
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3360
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Platybothrium
Species auriculatum
Authority Yamaguti, 1952
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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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

Healy, C. J. 2003. A revision of Platybothrium Linton, 1890 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae), with a phylogenetic analysis and comments on host-parasite assocations. Systematic Parasitology 56: 85-139.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
09/29/2014Modified
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Prionace
Species glauca
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Prionace
Species glauca
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens single, not fully mature specimen
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.