Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4707 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Pterobothriidae |
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| Genus | Syndesmobothrium |
| Species | filicolle |
| Authority | Linton, 1890 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Pterobothrium heteracanthum Diesing, 1850 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899. (1011) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 05/06/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/18/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 10/23/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/17/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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| Site in Host | spiral valve | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
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| City/Region | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC 4810, 5493 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Plate XV. Figs. 2-4. Syndesmobothrium filicolle, sp. nov. Fig. 2. Sketch of alcoholic specimen, x15. The specimen is immature and the posterior part a is evidently a blastocyst from which the anterior part or scolex has been everted. Fig. 3. Hooks, the smaller ones from the base, the larger from the middle of a proboscis, x200. Fig. 4. View of top of head, from alcoholic specimen, x50. 

