Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium hawaiiensis Carvajal, Campbell & Cornford, 1976
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4701
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species hawaiiensis
Authority Carvajal, Campbell & Cornford, 1976
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Carvajal, J., R. A. Campbell, and E. M. Cornford. 1976. Some trypanorhynch cestodes from Hawaiian fishes, with descriptions of four new species. Journal of Parasitology 62(1): 70-77.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Misspelled as "Pterobothrium hawaiiense" in the 2017 PBI Special Issue valid taxa list.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/05/2015Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/18/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species lata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Bathytoshia (paraphyletic)
Species lata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 73829 (holotype); USNPC 73830 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.