Tapeworm Species Details

Scyphophyllidium angustum (Linton, 1889) Riser, 1955
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3445
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Scyphophyllidium
Species angustum
Authority (Linton, 1889) Riser, 1955
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Orygmatobothrium angustum Linton, 1889; Crossobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Linton, 1901; Phyllobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Euzet, 1952; Paraorygmatobothrium angustum (Linton, 1889) Ruhnke, 2011
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Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511.

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Riser, N. W. 1955. Studies on cestode parasites of sharks and skates. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 30: 265-311.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
02/03/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/25/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/13/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/17/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species obscurus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens at least 3
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.