Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3432 |
|---|---|
| Order | Rhinebothriidea |
| Family | Rhinebothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Rhinebothroides |
| Species | freitasi |
| Authority | (Rego, 1979) Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Rhinebothrium freitasi Rego, 1979; Rhinebothroides venezuelensis Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981; Rhinebothroides circularisi Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Rego, A. A. 1979. Contribuição ao conhecimento dos helmintos de raias fluviais Paratrygonidae. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 39(4): 879-890. (376) Download PDFBrooks, D. R., M. A. Mayes and T. B. Thorson. 1981. Systematic review of cestodes infecting freshwater stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) including four new species from Venezuela. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 48: 43-64. (73) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Marques, F. P. L. and Brooks, D. R.. 2003. Taxonomic Revision of Rhinebothroides (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea: Phyllobothriidae), Parasites of Neotropical Freshwater Stingrays (Rajiformes: Myliobatoidei: Potamotrygonidae). Journal of Parasitology 89(5): 994-1017. (6622) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 01/28/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/08/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 10/14/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 10/21/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 01/15/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/22/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Potamotrygonidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes |
Type Locality
| Country | Brazil |
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| Body of Water | Maicuru River |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Pará State |
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Specimens
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURES 1-3. Rhinebothrium freitasi n. sp. 1. Extemidade anterior. Botridias expandidas. 2. Detalhe de uma botridia (Dobrada em parte). 3. Proglote maduro. Note-se o alongamento e acintamento do segmento. 
Figure 1. Rhinebothroides freitasi. A-B. Scoleces (HWML 21020, paratype of R. circularis; CHIOC 31486d, paratype of R. freitasi, respectively). C. Cirrus sac region (HWML 21020). D. Mature terminal proglottis (HWML 21020). Bars = 100µm. 
Figure 2A,B. Rhinebothroides freitasi. A. Mature proglottis (USNPC 750706, paratype of R. venezuelensis). B. Mature detached proglottis (CHIOC 31486b, paratype of R. freitasi). Bars = 100µm. Figure 3(A-C). Variation in length of the ovarian poral lobes in relation to cirrus sac (CHIOC 31486b, paratype or R. freitasi). Bars = 100µm. Figure 4. Vaginal morphology in Rhinebothroides freitasi. A-C. Paratype of R. freitasi (CHIOC 31486b). Bars = 100µm. 
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