Tapeworm Species Details

Mecistobothrium brevispine (Linton, 1897) Campbell & Carvajal, 1975
Trypanorhyncha: Eutetrarhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4670
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Eutetrarhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Mecistobothrium
Species brevispine
Authority (Linton, 1897) Campbell & Carvajal, 1975
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Rhynchobothrium brevispine Linton, 1897; Rhynchobothrium agile Linton, 1897
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1897. Notes on cestode parasites of fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 20: 423-456.

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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.

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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.

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Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 450 of Linton (1897). Redescribed by Campbell & Carvajal (1975)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/30/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Rhinopteridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhinoptera [?]
Species bonasus [?]
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhinoptera [?]
Species bonasus [?]
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes "Label reads 'Intestine of a small ray' Penikese, July 13, 1874.' It is highly probable that the ray was Rhinoptera bonasus, since a parasite recognized as Rhinebothrium longicolle was along with this parasite in the same vial." (Linton, 1897, pg. 450)

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s) Penikese Island
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional locality: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (Campbell & Carvajal, 1975)

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 4750 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.