Tapeworm Species Details

Otobothrium cysticum (Mayer, 1842) Dollfus, 1942
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5100
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Otobothrium
Species cysticum
Authority (Mayer, 1842) Dollfus, 1942
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms Tetrarhynchus cysticus Mayer, 1842
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Mayer, A. F. J. K.. 1842. Uber einem Eingeweidewurm von Testudo mydas, Tetrarhynchus cysticus. Archiv fur Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliche Medicin 1842: 213-217.

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Dollfus, R.-P. 1942. Études critiques sur les tétrarhynques du Muséum de Paris. Archives du Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, 6. Série 19: 7-466.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Palm (2004) considered this species as valid . Beveridge & Justine (2007) treated it as a species inquirenda

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/07/2015Modified
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
10/31/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/19/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chelone
Species mydas
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Dentex macrophthalmus Osteolaemus tetrapsis
Site in Host mesentery of intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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Specimens

Type Material None known
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.