Tapeworm Species Details

Prosthecobothrium trygonis Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3380
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Prosthecobothrium
Species trygonis
Authority Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Uncibilocularis trygonis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1925
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
08/11/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/11/2015ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species walga
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Himantura
Species walga
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Trygon sephen
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon
Body of Water Gulf of Mannar
Island(s)
City/Region
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.