Tapeworm Species Details

Platybothrium parvum Linton, 1901
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3365
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Platybothrium
Species parvum
Authority Linton, 1901
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1901. Parasites of fishes of the Woods Hole region. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission (1899) 19: 405-492.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes A detailed justification as to why this species should be considered a Species inquirenda was provided by Healy (2003; pgs. 92, 94, & 95).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
09/29/2014Modified
01/08/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species milberti
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species plumbeus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Sphyrna zygaena, Isurus dekayi
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens [several specimens]
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.