Tapeworm Species Details

Otobothrium arii Bilqees & Shaukat, 1976
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5098
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Otobothrium
Species arii
Authority Bilqees & Shaukat, 1976
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Pseudotobothrium arii (Bilqees & Shaukut, 1976) Beveridge, Campbell & Jones, 2000
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Bilqees, F.M. and N. Shaukat. 1976. Otobothrium arii sp. n. in the fish Arius serratus (Day) from Karachi coast. Agriculture Pakistan 27: 119-124.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/07/2015Modified
06/02/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
08/17/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/18/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Ariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Arius
Species serratus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Netuma
Species thalassina
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host head muscles and visceral mesentries
Host Notes See redescriptions in Beveridge et al. (2000) and Schaeffner & Beveridge (2013) for additional hosts

Type Locality

Country Pakistan
Body of Water Arabian Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Karachi
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes See redescriptions in Beveridge et al. (2000) and Schaeffner & Beveridge (2013) for additional localities

Specimens

Type Material DZUK (holotype); BMNH 1989.5.18.14 (topotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes SAM 28271, 28266 (vouchers from redescription by Beveridge et al. [2000])
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.