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Spongiobothrium lintoni Southwell, 1912
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3456
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Spongiobothrium
Species lintoni
Authority Southwell, 1912
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
Valid Name
Synonyms Anthobothrium lintoni (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1925
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Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Ruhnke (2011) stated that the bothridial morphology of this species is inconsistent with that of all other phyllobothriid genera, and likely represents a genus new to science.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
03/17/2015Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
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Type Host
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Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djeddensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhynchobatus
Species djiddensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Urogymnus asperrimus
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Type Locality

Country Ceylon
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens 850
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.