Tapeworm Species Details

Otobothrium robustum Chandler, 1935
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5104
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Otobothrium
Species robustum
Authority Chandler, 1935
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Poecilancistrium caryophyllum (Diesing, 1850) Dollfus, 1929
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Chandler, A. C. 1935. A new tetrarhynchid larva from Galveston Bay. Journal of Parasitology 21: 214-215.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/07/2015Modified
06/03/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/24/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Eriscion
Species nebulosus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host musculature
Host Notes “the adult stages of these worms are reached in elasmobranch fishes, in this case very likely a ray”

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Galveston Bay
Island(s)
City/Region
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 8825
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.