Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium crassicolle Diesing, 1850
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4703
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species crassicolle
Authority Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Synbothrium felis MacCallum, unpublished; Synobothrium sp. MacCallum
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Redescription

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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Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 564 of Diesing (1850)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/04/2015Modified
08/18/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Characiformes
Host Family Erythrinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Erythrinus
Species unitaeniatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Hoploerythrinus
Species unitaeniatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host mesentery
Host Notes See redescription in Campbell & Beveridge (1996) for list of additional hosts

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Cajatuba
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redescription in Campbell & Beveridge (1996) for list of additional localities

Specimens

Type Material NMV 3334 (types) (as reported in Campbell & Beveridge, 1996)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.