Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium kingstoni Campbell & Beveridge, 1996
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4709
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species kingstoni
Authority Campbell & Beveridge, 1996
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Synbothrium lintoni MacCallum, 1921, in part.
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

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
05/05/2015Modified
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/21/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dasyatis
Species centroura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Bathytoshia (paraphyletic)
Species centroura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Dasyatis americana; Citharichthys spilopterus; Haemulon aureolineatum
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region New York Aquarium
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA; coastal waters off northeast Brazil
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 84066 (holotype & paratype); USNPC 80467 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.