Tapeworm Species Details

Proemotobothrium linstowi (Southwell, 1912) Beveridge & Campbell, 2001
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4747
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Proemotobothrium
Species linstowi
Authority (Southwell, 1912) Beveridge & Campbell, 2001
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Otobothrium linstowi Southwell, 1912; Otobothrium magnum Southwell, 1924
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1912. A description of ten new species of cestode parasites from marine fishes of Ceylon, with notes on other cestodes from the same region. Ceylon Marine Biological Report 1: 259-278.

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Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 2001. Proemotobothrium n.g. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) , with the redescription of P. linstowi (Southwell, 1912) n. comb. and the description of P. southwelli n. sp.. Systematic Parasitology 48: 223-233.

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Redescription

Beveridge, I. and R. A. Campbell. 2001. Proemotobothrium n.g. (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) , with the redescription of P. linstowi (Southwell, 1912) n. comb. and the description of P. southwelli n. sp.. Systematic Parasitology 48: 223-233.

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Scientific Name Notes See discussion in Beveridge & Campbell (2001) and Schaeffner & Beveridge (2013) (citation ID #6074); Schaeffner & Beveridge (2013) also present SEMs for this species

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
07/27/2010Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
10/23/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/28/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/01/2021ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pristis
Species cuspidatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Anoxypristis
Species cuspidata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Actual type host should be Rhynchobatus djiddensis- see discussion for this species in Beveridge & Campbell (2001)

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Ceylon Pearl Banks
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities from redescription by Campbell & Beveridge, 2001: Broome, Western Australia Cape Van Diemen, Fog, Bay, Northern Territory, Australia Mackay, Flat Top Island, Heron Island, Queensland, Australia

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1977.11.15.29 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.