Tapeworm Species Details

Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3362
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.

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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 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
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
09/29/2014Modified
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharius
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 1
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.