Tapeworm Species Details

Rhinebothrium ditesticulum Appy & Dailey, 1977
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3398
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhinebothrium
Species ditesticulum
Authority Appy & Dailey, 1977
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Ruptobothrium ditesticulum (Appy & Dailey, 1977) Coleman, Beveridge, & Campbell, 2019
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By Reyda
Citation(s)

Appy, R. and M. D. Dailey. 1977. A new species of Rhinebothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) and redescription of three rhinebothriate species from the round stingray, Urolophus halleri Cooper in southern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 76: 116-127.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes The bothridia of this species are not actually divided into 2 separate lobes and thus it lacks the diagnostic feature of Ruptobothrium.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
03/12/2015Modified
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
03/23/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/06/2019ModifiedK. Jensen
08/30/2019ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urolophus
Species halleri
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species halleri
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region California, Anaheim Bay, Seal Beach
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM Helm. Coll. No. 73100; 73101 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 18
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.