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Platybothrium xiamenensis Wang & Yang, 2001
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3663
Order Tetraphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Platybothrium
Species xiamenensis
Authority Wang & Yang, 2001
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Erudituncus xiamenensis (Wang & Yang, 2001) Kurashima, Shimizu, Mano, Ogawa & Fujita, 2014
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Type Species
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Citation(s)

Wang, Y. and W. Yang. 2001. One new species of Platybothrium from marine fishes in Xiamen, Fujian, China. . Journal of Oceanography in Taiwan Strait 20(2): 200-204.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes May be Erudituncus (see Healy, 2003; Citation 3894).

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
01/13/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/14/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/16/2016ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Triakidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Mustelus
Species griseus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hemitrakias
Species japanica
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country China
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Xiamen, Fujian
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DD Longitude
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Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Parasitology Research Laboratory, Xiamen University (type specimens)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.