Tapeworm Species Details

Phyllobothrium bombayensis Srivastava & Capoor, 1979
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3644
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species bombayensis
Authority Srivastava & Capoor, 1979
Taxonomic Status Incertae sedis
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Srivastava, A. K. and V. N. Capoor. 1979. A new cestode, Phyllobothrium bombayensis n. sp., of the family Phyllobothriidae Braun, 1900 order Tetraphyllidea Carus, (1863) from the dog fish, Scoliodon sorrakowah from Sasoon Dock (Bombay) India. Proceeding of the National Academy of Science of India 49: 60-62.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/22/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
02/06/2015Modified
06/07/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/19/2020ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Scoliodon
Species sorrakowah
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Scoliodon
Species laticaudus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Ruhnke (2011) listed the real host, S. laticaudus, rather than the literal host, in his account of this species.

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Sasoon Dock (Bombay)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 30
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.