Tapeworm Species Details

Iobothrium elegans Beveridge & Campbell, 2005
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4730
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Iobothrium
Species elegans
Authority Beveridge & Campbell, 2005
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 2005. Three new genera of trypanorhynch cestodes from Australian elasmobranch fishes. Systematic Parasitology 60: 211-224.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
02/16/2010Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Himantura
Species jenkinsi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pateobatis
Species jenkinsii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Arafura Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Northern Territory
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material SAM 28634-5 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.