Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3444 |
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| Order | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family | Rhoptrobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Rhoptrobothrium |
| Species | myliobatidis |
| Authority | Shipley & Hornell, 1906 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Myzophyllobothrium myliobatidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Jensen, Pen & Caira, 2021 |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| 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. (431) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Jensen, K. and J. N. Caira. 2006. The status of Rhoptrobothrium Shipley et Hornell, 1906 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea), with redescription of the type species, R. myliobatidis, and description of three new species from two species of Aetomylaeus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from Malaysian Borneo. Folia Parasitologica 53: 189-207. (4505) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2006 | Created | J. N. Caira, K. Jensen |
| 08/11/2010 | Modified | |
| 06/04/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 06/06/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 09/23/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 01/13/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 08/07/2017 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 05/31/2022 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Myliobatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Ceylon [Sri Lanka] |
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Specimens
| Type Material | |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 1, consisting of “little more than a head” |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURE 48. Rhoptrobothrium myliobatidis n. sp. Head. 
Figs. 3-7. Line drawings of Rhoptrobothrium myliobatidis Shipley et Hornell, 1906. Fig. 3. Whole worm (neotype, MSUM[P] 136). Fig. 4. Scolex (voucher, USNPC 96997). Fig. 5. Terminal, mature proglottid (voucher, USNPC 96998). Fig. 7. Cross-section through mature proglottid at level of ovary (slightly posterior to ovarian bridge) (voucher, USNPC 96998). 
Figs. 8-17. Scanning electron micrographs of Rhoptrobothrium myliobatidis Shipley et Hornell, 1906. Fig. 8. Scolex. Note: Numbers correspond to the figures showing higher magnification images of these surfaces. Fig. 9. Microtriches on distal acetabular surface of anterior region loculus. Fig. 10. Microtriches on proximal acetbular surafce of anterior region loculus. Fig. 11. Microtriches on distal acetabular surface of main loculus. Fig. 12. Microtriches on proximal acetabular surface of main loculus. Fig. 13. Microtriches on distal surface of remus. Fig. 14. Microtriches on proximal surface of remus. Fig. 15. Microtriches on distal surface of primary areola. Fig. 16. Microtriches on proimal surface of primary areola. Fig. 17. Microtriches on immature proglottid. Scale bars: Fig. 8 = 50µm; Figs. 9-17 = 1µm. Best viewed in Firefox
