Tapeworm Species Details

Platybothrium harpago (Euzet, 1953) Healy, 2003
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3661
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Platybothrium
Species harpago
Authority (Euzet, 1953) Healy, 2003
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Dicranobothrium harpago Euzet, 1953 Acanthobothrium harpago (Euzet, 1953) Yamaguti, 1959
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Euzet, L. 1953. Dicranobothrium, un nouveau genre de cestode tétraphyllide, parasite de sélaciens. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 3e Série 76: 87-91.

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Healy, C. J. 2003. A revision of Platybothrium Linton, 1890 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae), with a phylogenetic analysis and comments on host-parasite assocations. Systematic Parasitology 56: 85-139.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/25/2006 Created J. N. Caira, K. Jensen
09/29/2014Modified
06/09/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
02/03/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Negaprion
Species brevirostris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Negaprion
Species brevirostris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Senegal
Body of Water Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Off Gorée
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN No. 80 HG (holotype) Paratypes in personal collection of L. Euzet
Total Number of Type Specimens Holotype and 5 paratypes
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.