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Otobothrium balli Southwell, 1929
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5099
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Otobothrium
Species balli
Authority Southwell, 1929
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Parotobothrium balli (Southwell, 1929) Palm, 2004
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Southwell, T. 1929. A monograph on cestodes of the order Trypanorhyncha from Ceylon and India. Part I. Ceylon Journal of Science. Section B. Zoology and Geology 15: 169-312.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 295 of Southwell, 1929

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/07/2015Modified
06/02/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Lutjanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aprion
Species pristipoma
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pristipomoides
Species typus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Cybium guttatum (=Scomberomorus guttatus)
Site in Host mesentery
Host Notes Type host not designated by Southwell 1929); Beveridge & Campbell (1998) restricted the type series (syntypes) to specimens from A. pristipoma and C. guttatum. Southwell (1929) also based the original description on speciemns from Lethrinus ornatus and Balistes stellatus. However, Beveridge & Campbell (1998) considered the latter specimens to belong to different genera. Palm (2004) lists Gymnura australis as an additional host.

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Negapatam
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities: Quilon, Travancore, Ceylon (Campbell & Beveridge, 1999); Indonesia (Palm, 2004)

Specimens

Type Material BMNH No. 1977.11.15.53-5 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.