Tapeworm Species Details

Rhinebothrium devaneyi Brooks & Deardorff, 1988
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3397
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhinebothrium
Species devaneyi
Authority Brooks & Deardorff, 1988
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By Reyda
Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. and T. L. Deardorff. 1988. Rhinebothrium devaneyi n. sp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea) and Echinocephalus overstreeti Deardorff and Ko, 1983 (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) in a thorny back ray, Urogymnus asperrimus, from Enewetak Atoll, with phylogenetic analysis of both species groups.. Journal of Parasitology 74: 459-465.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
04/22/2015Modified
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urogymnus
Species asperrimus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species asperrimus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Republic of the Marshall Islands
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s) Enewetak Atoll
City/Region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM Helm. Coll. No. 79875; paratypes 79876, BPHM 1981.334; HWML 20970
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.