Tapeworm Species Details

Parotobothrium dollfusi (Chandra & Hanumantha Rao, 1985) Palm, 2004
Trypanorhyncha: Pseudotobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4741
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Pseudotobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Parotobothrium
Species dollfusi
Authority (Chandra & Hanumantha Rao, 1985) Palm, 2004
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Pseudonybelinia dollfusi Chandra & Hanumantha Rao, 1985
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Chandra, K. J.. 1985. Occurrence of oncobothriid larvae in marine fishes of Bay of Bengal. Indian Journal of Parasitology 9: 217-220.

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Palm, H. W. 2004. The Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863. PKSPL-IPB Press, Bogor, 710 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
06/02/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
07/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Haemulidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhonciscus
Species furcatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pomadasys
Species furcatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach wall
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Bay of Bengal
Island(s)
City/Region Waltair
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material "The holotype of the species deposited in the helminthological collection of the Zoological Museum of Andhra University, Waltair, India along with bulk of other materials studied. Paratypes and duplicate material will be deposited in the Fisheries Faculty Museum, Bangladesh Agricultural Univesity, Mymensingh, Bangladesh" (Chandra & Hanumantha Rao, 1985)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.