Tapeworm Species Details

Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4733
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Otobothrium
Species carcharidis
Authority (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus carcharhidis Shipley & Hornell, 1906; Tentacularia carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1929; Rhynchobothrius carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Shipley, A. E. and J. Hornell. 1906. Report on the cestode and nematode parasites from the marine fishes of Ceylon. Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar (Herdman), Part 5 5: 43-96.

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Pintner, T. 1913. Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Tetrarhynchoideen. Sitzunzberichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematik-Naturwissenschaften Classe 122: 171-253.

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Redescription

Schaeffner, B. C. and I. Beveridge. 2013. Redescriptions and new records of species of Otobothrium Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha). Systematic Parasitology 84(1): 17-55.

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Scientific Name Notes Original description on page 53 of Shipley & Hornell (1906). Also redescribed by Beveridge & Justine (2007).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
06/20/2014Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/09/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species melanopterus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species melanopterus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes See redecription in Schaeffner & Beveridge (2013) for additional hosts.

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka [Ceylon]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Dutch Bay
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redecription in Schaeffner & Beveridge (2013) for additional localities.

Specimens

Type Material NMW 2098 (holotype) NMW 3317 (paratypes) [?]
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes See redecription in Schaeffner & Beveridge (2013) for list of voucher material.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.