Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 4740 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Pseudotobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Parotobothrium |
| Species | balli |
| Authority | (Southwell, 1929) Palm, 2004 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Otobothrium balli Southwell, 1929; Paranybelinia balli (Southwell, 1929) Beveridge & Campbell, 1998; Nybelinia karachii Khurshid & Bilqees, 1988 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | I. Beveridge |
| Citation(s) |
Southwell, T. 1929. A monograph on cestodes of the order Trypanorhyncha from Ceylon and India. Part I. Ceylon Journal of Science. Section B. Zoology and Geology 15: 169-312. (446) Download PDFPalm, H. W. 2004. The Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863. PKSPL-IPB Press, Bogor, 710 pp. (4253) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Palm, H. W. 2004. The Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863. PKSPL-IPB Press, Bogor, 710 pp. (4253) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Redescribed in Campbell & Beveridge (1999) as Paranybelinia balli. Original description on pg. 295 of Southwell, 1929 |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | I. Beveridge |
| 05/07/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/02/2015 | Modified | I. Beveridge |
| 11/05/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 07/26/2017 | Modified | K. Herzog |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Perciformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Lutjanidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Cybium guttatum (=Scomberomorus guttatus) Gymnura australis | ||||||
| Site in Host | mesentery | ||||||
| Host Notes | Type host not designated by Southwell 1929); Beveridge & Campbell (1998) restricted the type series (syntypes) to specimens from A. pristipoma and C. guttatum. Southwell (1929) also based the original description on speciemns from Lethrinus ornatus and Balistes stellatus. However, Beveridge & Campbell (1998) considered the latter specimens to belong to different genera. Palm (2004) lists Gymnura australis as an additional host. |
Type Locality
| Country | India |
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| Body of Water | Indian Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Negapatam |
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| Locality Notes | Additional localities: Quilon, Travancore, Ceylon (Campbell & Beveridge, 1999); Indonesia (Palm, 2004) |
Specimens
| Type Material | BMNH No. 1977.11.15.53-5 (syntypes) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | |
| Voucher Material | BMNH 1977.11.15.50 (voucher) |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 50-Otobothrium balli n. sp. A-larva, lateral view. B-larva, dorso-ventral view x 35. C,D-proboscis hooks X 500 (Orig.). 
Palm (2004) 
Fig. 170 a-f. Parotobothrium balll from Cymnura australis, Pelabuhan Ratu, Indonesia, a. Scolex with
tentacles. Note the position of the bothrlal pits (arrow), b. Apical part of scolex illustrating the orientation
of the tentacles, c. Bothrlal surface, upper metabasal armature, d. Antlbothrlal surface, upper metabasal
armature, e. External surface, metabasal armature, f. Antlbothrlal surface, basal armature.
Scale bars: a, 200; b, 100; c-f, 20. 
Fig. 171 a-g. Parotobothiium balli from Cymnura australis, Pelabuhan Ratu, Indonesia, a-b. Bothrlol
border with "Sinneskonte" (S) and bothriai pit (BP), c. invaginated bothriai pit. d. Evaginated bothriai pit.
e-f. Hookiike microtriches aiong the "Sinneskonte". g. Microtriches of the bothriai pits. Scale bars: a,
50; b, 20; C, 5; d, 10; e, 1; f-g, 2. 
Fig. 172 a-g. Parotobothrium balli from Oymnura ausfralis, Pelabuhon Rotu, Indonesia, a. Bothrlo!
border witfi 'Sinneskonte" and bothriol pit. Note the trldigltote microtriches on the first port of the
proximal bothrial surface, b. Filiform microtriches at the apex of the scolex. c. Tridlgltate microtriches
on the distal bothrial surface, d. Tridlgltate microtriches on the first port of the proximal bothrial
surface, e. Papillate microtriches on the pars bothrialis. f. Papillate microtriches on the pars vaginalis,
g. Appendix, hairlike or copillitorm microtriches. Scale bars: a, 100; b-c, e-t, 1; d, 2; g, 5. Best viewed in Firefox
