Tapeworm Species Details

Proboscidosaccus mesodesmatis Bahamonde & Lopez, 1962
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3375
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Proboscidosaccus
Species mesodesmatis
Authority Bahamonde & Lopez, 1962
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rhodobothrium mesodesmatum (Bahamonde & Lopez, 1962) Campbell & Carvajal, 1979
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Bahamonde, N. and M. T. Lopez. 1962. Proboscidosaccus mesodesmatis n. sp., parasito de Mesodesma donacium Lamarck. Investigaciones Zoologicas Chilenas 8: 43-55.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen
02/17/2010Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
10/16/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mesodesma
Species donacium
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) [Myliobatis chilensix? see Campbell & Carvajal (1979)]
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Chile
Body of Water Chilean coastal waters
Island(s)
City/Region Mercado Central de Santiago
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [USNPC No. 74904 (holotype) USNPC No. 74905 (paratypes)]
Total Number of Type Specimens [12]
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.