Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4663 |
|---|---|
| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Eutetrarhynchidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Prochristianella |
| Species | tumidula |
| Authority | (Linton, 1890) Campbell & Carvajal, 1975 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Rhynchobothrium tumidulum Linton, 1890; Callitetrarhynchus tumidula (Linton, 1890) Pintner, 1931 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899. (1011) Download PDFCampbell, R. A. and J. Carvajal. 1975. A revision of some Trypanorhynchs from the Western North Atlantic described by Edwin Linton. Journal of Parasitology 61: 1016-1022. (4412) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Campbell, R. A. and J. Carvajal. 1975. A revision of some Trypanorhynchs from the Western North Atlantic described by Edwin Linton. Journal of Parasitology 61: 1016-1022. (4412) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 12/29/2013 | Modified | |
| 05/13/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/30/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 07/27/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 12/04/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
| 07/15/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Triakidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC 7709 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Plate XI. Figs. 3-11. Rhynchobothrium tumidulum sp. nov. Fig. 3. Strobile, from life, x15. Fig. 4. Lateral view of head of same, bothria directed forward, from life. Fig. 5. Top of head of same, from life; the bothria are not usually so strongly emarginate in alcoholic specimens. Fig. 6. Lateral view of head at rest; from life. Fig. 7. Proboscis, at base, x about 400. Fig. 8. One view of proboscis about the middle, x about 400. Fig. 9. Another view of proboscis near the middle, x about 400. Fig. 10. Embryo(?), from life, x about 200. Fig. 11. Embryo(?), from alcoholic specimen, x about 200.
Campbell & Carvajal (1975)
FIGURES 1-5. Revised species of Rhynchobothrium. 2. Prochristianella tumidula (Linton 1890) from M. canis.
FIGURES 6-12. Tentacle armatures. All line scales equal 20 µm. 9. Prochristianella tumidula (Linton 1890), external face, basal hooks. 11. P. tumidula, external face, metabasal hooks. 

