Tapeworm Species Details

Pterobothrium macrourum (Rudolphi, 1819) Diesing, 1850
Trypanorhyncha: Pterobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4725
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pterobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Pterobothrium
Species macrourum
Authority (Rudolphi, 1819) Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Anthocephalus macrourus Rudolphi, 1819
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Rudolphi, C. A. 1819. Entozoorum synopsis, cui accedunt mantissa duplex et indices locupletissimi. Sumtibus Augusti Rücker, Berolini (Berlin), 811 pp.

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Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Formerly listed as "nomen nudum" in the GCDB per Campbell & Beveridge (1996), but changed here to "species inquirenda" to reflect its designation in the PBI 2017 Special Issue list of valid taxa.

Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus [not given]
Species [not given]
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus [not given]
Species [not given]
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host viscera and liver
Host Notes Rudolphi (1819) gave the host simply as a member of the Spariformes with the local name of "cherubichno"

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material ZMB 2218 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Types examined by Campbell & Beveridge (1996) - completely dessicated
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.