Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium australiense Campbell & Beveridge, 1996
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4700
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species australiense
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 1996
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Campbell, R. A. and I. Beveridge. 1996. Revision of the family Pterobothriidae Pintner, 1931 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha). Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 617-662.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes See Schaeffner & Beveridge (2012) (citation #2012) for more information on this species.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
08/18/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pristis
Species zijsron
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pristis
Species zijsron
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Lepturacanthus savala (plerocercus)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Pristis clavata and Anoxypristis cuspidatus reported as additional hosts for adults by Schaeffner & Beveridge (2012)

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Balgal, Queensland
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Hooghly Estuary, India
Locality Notes Wessel Islands, NT, Australia and Buffalo Creek, off Darwin, Australia reported as additional localities by Schaeffner & Beveridge (2012)

Specimens

Type Material SAM V4242 (holotype); SAM 23898, BMNH 1993.8.12.1-2, USNPC 83219 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 17 paratypes
Voucher Material From Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier, 1829), Hooghly Estuary, India, 2 plerocerci (BMNH 1980.12.3.3, BMNH 1980.6.23.1 1-12)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.