Tapeworm Species Details

Rhinebothrium moralarai Brooks & Thorson, 1976
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3414
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhinebothrium
Species moralarai
Authority Brooks & Thorson, 1976
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rhinebothroides moralarai (Brooks & Thorson, 1976) Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981
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Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. and T. B. Thorson. 1976. Two tetraphyllidean cestodes from the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon magdalenae Dumeril 1852 (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from Colombia. Journal of Parasitology 62: 943-947.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
03/12/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Potamotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Potamotrygon
Species magdelaenae
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Potamotrygon
Species magdalenae
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Colombia
Body of Water
Island(s)
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities Cienaga Jobo and Quebrada Dona Juana, Colombia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNM Helm. Coll. No. 73544
Total Number of Type Specimens 25
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.