Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3362 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | Onchobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Platybothrium |
| Species | cervinum |
| Authority | Linton, 1890 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Phylobothroides spinulifera (Linton, 1890) Southwell, 1912 of Schmidt, 1986 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899. (1011) Download PDF |
| 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. (3894) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Appears to be valid according to Healy (2003) but was not listed among the valid species in the list of Caira et al. (2017; PBI Special Publication). |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 09/29/2014 | Modified | |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 03/23/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/04/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/07/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Carcharhinidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| City/Region | Massachusetts |
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Specimens
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 1 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
PLATE VIII. FIGURES 8-10. Platybothrium cervinum n. sp. 8. Head and neck of living specimen after it had lain in sea-water an hour or more. The head is very flat and thin, and semi-transparent, x 58. 9. Posterior segments, in glycerine, x 40. 10. Set of hooks belonging to a single bothrium, x about 200.
PLATE IX. FIGURE 1. Platybothrium cervinum n. sp. 1. Outline of living strobile, x12. 
Figures 2-7. Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890. 2. Whole worm. 3. Scolex. 4. Hooks. 5. Mature, terminal proglottid. 6. Cross-section of mature proglottid at level of testes. 7. Cross-section of mature proglottid at level of ovary. 
Figures 54-57. PLatybothrium cervinum. 54. Scolex. 55. Cephalic peduncle surface. 56. Proximal bothridial surface. 57. Distal bothridial surface. Scale-bars: 54, 100 µm; 55,56, 5 µm; 57, 2 µm; 58, 50µm; 59-61, 2 mm; 62, 50 µm; 63, 5mm; 64,65, 2 µm. 
USNPC No. 7689, voucher slide 
USNPC No. 7689, scolex of voucher 
USNPC No. 7689, segment of voucher Best viewed in Firefox
