Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium hira Yamaguti, 1952
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4708
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species hira
Authority Yamaguti, 1952
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1952. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of fishes, II. Acta Medicinae Okayama 8: 1-76.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes For additional notes on this species, see Campbell & Beveridge (1996); validity of this species originally listed in GCDB as "uncertain", but changed to "Valid name" to reflect its inclusion in the PBI 2017 Special Issue's list of valid taxa.

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Clupeiformes
Host Family Pristigasteridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ilisha
Species elongata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ilisha
Species elongata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host body cavity
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Sea of Ariake
Island(s)
City/Region Kyusyu
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material types missing from MPM
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.