Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3418 |
|---|---|
| Order | Rhinebothriidea |
| Family | Rhinebothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Rhinebothrium |
| Species | rankini |
| Authority | Baer, 1948 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Scalithrium rankini (Baer, 1948) Ball, Neifar & Euzet, 2003 |
| Synonyms | Echeneibothrium rankini (Baer, 1948) Young, 1956 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Baer, J. G. 1948. Contributions a l’étude des cestodes des sélaciens. I-IV. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 71: 63-122. (49) Download PDFBall, D., L. Neifar, and L. Euzet. 2003. Proposition de Scalithrium n. gen. (Cestoda, Tetraphyllidea) avec comme espèce-type Scalithrium minimum (Van Beneden, 1850) n. comb. parasite de Dasyatis pastinaca (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae). Parasite 10: 31-37. (4500) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Williams, H. H. 1958. Some Tetraphyllidea (Cestoda) from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 65: 867-878. (482) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Baer appears to have been inconsistent with the numbering of this species; in the tex t and in the figure captions he referrs to the segment as figure 36 but we believe that the segment of R. rankini ishould be figure 37; Williams, 1958 "redescribed" and re-drew this species. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 03/12/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 10/09/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 11/04/2015 | Modified | F. Marques |
| 01/15/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/15/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 05/04/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
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Specimens
| Type Material | |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 1 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURE 37 [sic - Baer appears to have erroneously numbered this as figure 36 but it should be numbered 37], 38. Rhinebothrium rankini n. sp. 37. Préparations totales de segments adultes dessinés à la même échelle. Rhinebothrium rankini, n. sp. 38. Préparation totale du scolex.
FIGURES 39-41. Rhinebothrium rankini n. sp. Coupes transversales. 39. En avant de la poche du cirre. 40. Au niveau de la poche du cirre. 41. Au niveau de l’ovaire. Ci.-cirre, Cut.-canal utérien, Ov.-ovaire, Pc.-poche du cirre, Pr.-cellules “prostatiques”, T.-testicule, Ut.-utérus, Vit.-glandes vitellogènes, Vld.-vaisseau longitudinal dorsal, Vlv.-vaisseau longitudinal ventral. 

