Line Drawing 1
Fig. 1 Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus melanopterus in the Arafura Sea. A, scolex, dorso-ventral view; B, detail of terminal genitalia; C, mature segment; D, bulb. Abbreviations: c... MoreFig. 1 Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus melanopterus in the Arafura Sea. A, scolex, dorso-ventral view; B, detail of terminal genitalia; C, mature segment; D, bulb. Abbreviations: c, cirrus; ex, excretory canal; hs, hermaphroditic sac; mg, Mehlis' gland; ov, ovary; t, testis; va, vagina; vd, vas deferens; vit, vitelline follicle |
Line Drawing 2
Fig. 2 Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus cautus in the Timor Sea (A) and from C. Melanopterus in the Arafura Sea (B-D). A, basal tentacular armature, external surface; B, basal and m... MoreFig. 2 Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus cautus in the Timor Sea (A) and from C. Melanopterus in the Arafura Sea (B-D). A, basal tentacular armature, external surface; B, basal and metabasal tentacular armature, bothrial surface; C, basal and metabasal tentacular armature, internal surface; D, profiles of tentacular hooks. Abbreviation: bh, basal tentacular hooks on external surface in lateral (left) and dorsal view (right). |
Photo Micrograph
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Scanning Electron Micrograph
Fig. 3 Scanning electron micrographs of Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus melanopterus in the Timor Sea. A, anterior region of scolex, dorso-ventral to lateral view; B, proximal both... MoreFig. 3 Scanning electron micrographs of Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus melanopterus in the Timor Sea. A, anterior region of scolex, dorso-ventral to lateral view; B, proximal bothrial surface showing trifid spinitriches; C, basal and metabasal tentacular armature, external surface, note: characteristic group of three hooks; D, acicular filitriches covering pars vaginalis; E, distal bothrial surface showing aristate, trifid spinitriches; F, trifid spinitriches surrounding area of bothrial pit; G, posterior bothrial margin showing bothrial pit |
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 194 a-g. Otobothrlum alexandeii sp. nov. from Tylosurus crocodilus, Indonesia, a. Plerocercus. b.
Internal surface, metabasal armature, c. Internal surface, basal armature, d-e. External surface, basal
towards metabasal armature. From Carcharhinus melanopterus, Central Pacific, f. Scolex. g. Mature
segment. Scale bars: a, f, 100; b-e, 25; g, 50. 
Fig. 195 a-f. Otobothrium alexanderi sp. nov. from Tylosurus crocodilus, Indonesia, a. Internal surface,
basal towards metabasal armature, b. External surface, apical armature, note the absence of hooks
7(7') and Intercalary hooks b(b'). c. External surface, basal towards metabasal armature, d. Metabasal
armature, note the presence of hooks 7(7') as splnlform hooks in the middle of the external surface,
e-f. Basal armature, note the three uncinate macrohooks on the external surface. Scale bars: a, c, ef,
20; b, d, 10. 
Fig. 1 Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus melanopterus in the Arafura Sea. A, scolex, dorso-ventral view; B, detail of terminal genitalia; C, mature segment; D, bulb. Abbreviations: c, cirrus; ex, excretory canal; hs, hermaphroditic sac; mg, Mehlis' gland; ov, ovary; t, testis; va, vagina; vd, vas deferens; vit, vitelline follicle 
Fig. 2 Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus cautus in the Timor Sea (A) and from C. Melanopterus in the Arafura Sea (B-D). A, basal tentacular armature, external surface; B, basal and metabasal tentacular armature, bothrial surface; C, basal and metabasal tentacular armature, internal surface; D, profiles of tentacular hooks. Abbreviation: bh, basal tentacular hooks on external surface in lateral (left) and dorsal view (right). 
Fig. 3 Scanning electron micrographs of Otobothrium alexanderi Palm, 2004 from Carcharhinus melanopterus in the Timor Sea. A, anterior region of scolex, dorso-ventral to lateral view; B, proximal bothrial surface showing trifid spinitriches; C, basal and metabasal tentacular armature, external surface, note: characteristic group of three hooks; D, acicular filitriches covering pars vaginalis; E, distal bothrial surface showing aristate, trifid spinitriches; F, trifid spinitriches surrounding area of bothrial pit; G, posterior bothrial margin showing bothrial pit 
