Tapeworm Species Details

Scyphophyllidium uruguayense Brooks, Marques, Perroni & Sidagis, 1999
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3450
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Scyphophyllidium
Species uruguayense
Authority Brooks, Marques, Perroni & Sidagis, 1999
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R., F. Marques, C. Perroni and C. Sidagis. 1999. Scyphophyllidium uruguayense n. sp. (Eucestoda: Tetraphyllidea) in Mustelus mento (Cope, 1877) (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from La Paloma, Uruguay. Journal of Parasitology 85: 490-494.

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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
08/04/2012Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/07/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
07/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species mento
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Uruguay
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region La Paloma
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MHNG INV No. 25448 (holotype) MHNG INV No. 25449-25450 (paratypes) USNPC No. 88542 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 4 complete, 1 incomplete
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.