Tapeworm Species Details

Rhinebothrium megacanthophallus Healy, 2006
Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3687
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Rhinebothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhinebothrium
Species megacanthophallus
Authority Healy, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By Reyda
Citation(s)

Healy, C. J. 2006. Three new species of Rhinebothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from the freshwater whipray, Himantura chaophraya, in Malaysian Borneo. Journal of Parasitology 92(2): 364-374.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/27/2006 Created B. Barbeau
03/12/2015Modified
01/15/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
01/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/20/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Himantura
Species chaophraya
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urogymnus
Species polylepis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Malaysia
Body of Water Kinabatangan River
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Kampung Abai, Sabah
Coordinates
DD Latitude 5.750
DD Longitude 118.383
Additional Localities None
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MZUM(P) No. 156 (holotype); IPMB No. 77.14.03 (1 paratype); LRP Nos. 3740-3747 (8 paratypes); USNPC Nos. 96423-96425 (3 paratypes).
Total Number of Type Specimens based on whole mounts of 14 complete and 5 partial mature worms, 4 slides of proglottid cross sections, 1 slide of bothridial cross and longitudinal sections and 3 SEM specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.