Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium heteracanthum Diesing, 1850
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4706
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species heteracanthum
Authority Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Syndesmobothrium fillicolle Linton, 1897; Synbothrium hemuloni MacCallum, 1921; Neogymnorhynchus platycephali Bilqees and Shah, 1982
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
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

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
08/21/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Sciaenidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Micropogon
Species lineatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Micropogonias
Species undulatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host surface of swim bladder and intestines
Host Notes see redescription by Campbell & Beveridge (1996) for list of additional hosts

Type Locality

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

Specimens

Type Material NMW types not extant; FIOCRUZ 31.925a,b (topotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes see Campbell & Beveridge (1996) for list of material used for redescription
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.