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Phyllobothrium riggii (Monticelli, 1893) Southwell, 1925
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3646
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Phyllobothrium
Species riggii
Authority (Monticelli, 1893) Southwell, 1925
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Calyptrobothrium riggi Monticelli, 1893
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. R. Ruhnke
Citation(s)

Monticelli, F. S. 1893. Intorno ad alcuni elminti della collezione del Museo Zoologico della Reale Università di Palmero. Naturalista Siciliano 12: 167-180, 208-216.

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Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/22/2006 Created T.R. Ruhnke and J.N. Caira
02/05/2015Modified
06/08/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/16/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus Torpedo
Species marmorata
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Locality Notes The type locality is presumably the Gulf of Trieste (see Ruhnke, 2011).

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.