Tapeworm Species Details

Microbothriorhynchus coelorhynchi Yamaguti, 1952
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4816
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Microbothriorhynchus
Species coelorhynchi
Authority Yamaguti, 1952
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1952. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 49. Cestodes of fishes, II. Acta Medicinae Okayama 8: 1-76.

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Redescription

Palm, H. W.. 2002. A revision of Microbothriorhynchus Yamaguti, 1952 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), with the redescription of M. coelorhynchi Yamaguti, 1952 and the description of M. reimeri n.sp.. Systematic Parasitology 53: 219-226.

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Scientific Name Notes Neotype designated by Palm (2002).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
09/27/2013Modified
05/25/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Ophidiiformes
Host Family Ophidiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Brotula
Species barbata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Brotula
Species barbata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host body cavity
Host Notes Yamaguti originally described this species from "Coelorhynchus sp. (=Coelorinchus sp.). Type host listed here is the host from which Palm (2002)'s neotype was recovered.

Type Locality

Country Angola
Body of Water southeast Atlantic
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates 17°01'1S, 11°24'4E
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Yamaguti originally described this species from Maisaka, Sizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Type locality listed here is the locality from which Palm (2002)'s neotype was recovered.

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 2001.12.3.1 (neotype) (Palm, 2002)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material BMNH 2001.12.3.2 (voucher) (Palm, 2002)
Specimen Notes Neotype deposited by Palm (2002) from different host and locality than original types
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.