Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium minimum (Shipley & Hornell, 1904) Dollfus, 1942
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4712
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species minimum
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1904) Dollfus, 1942
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus minimus Shipley & Hornell, 1904
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1904. The parasites of the pearl oyster. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part II 11: 77-106.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Shipley & Hornell (1904) reported this species as “ Tetrarhynchus minimus, n. sp. , von Linstow”, a form followed by Dollfus (1942) and Campbell & Beveridge (1996). If it was intended as a new species, the reference to von Linstow is irrelevant. It is treated as a species of Shipley & Hornell here.

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Taeniura
Species melanospilos
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Taeniura
Species meyeni
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Trincomalee
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material not known
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.