Tapeworm Species Details

Rhinebothrium trygonis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Williams, 1958
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3427
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhinebothrium
Species trygonis
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Williams, 1958
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scalithrium trygonis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Ball, Neifar & Euzet, 2003
Synonyms Echeneibothrium trygonis Shipley & Hornell, 1906
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified 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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Williams, H. H. 1958. Some Tetraphyllidea (Cestoda) from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 65: 867-878.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/28/2015Modified
05/20/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
10/09/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

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