Tapeworm Species Details

Rhynchobothrium spiracornutum Linton, 1907
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4945
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhynchobothrium
Species spiracornutum
Authority Linton, 1907
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Callitetrarhynchus gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Pintner, 1931
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1907. Notes on parasites of Bermuda fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 33: 85-126.

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Record Data

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

Type Host

Host Class
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Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Epinephelus
Species maculatus or striatus
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Epinephelus maculatus Epinepheleus striatus Paranthias furcifer
Site in Host
Host Notes No type host was designated by Linton. Specimens from both E. maculatus and E. striatus bear the designation “type” in the USNPC

Type Locality

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Specimens

Type Material USNPC 7070-1 (types)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes in the original publication, the registration number for the types was given as 5759; this has subsequently been changed to 7070-1
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.