Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5151 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Tentaculariidae |
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| Genus | Rhynchobothrium |
| Species | bisulcatum |
| Authority | Linton, 1889 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511. (266) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | K. Catanese |
| 08/02/2012 | Modified | |
| 10/22/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 05/26/2017 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
| Host Class | Elasmobranchii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Carcharhinidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Scolex encysted: in submucous coat of stomach and peritoneum of squeteague (Cynoscion regule) and bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) | ||||||
| Site in Host | pylorus and spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
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| City/Region | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
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Specimens
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| Specimen Notes | At some point, USNPC 7724 was listed as the holotype for this species; however I (KJ 2017) do not think this is true since the USNM database gives Paralichthys dentatus as the host for that specimen. |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Plate IV. Figs. 9-23. Rhynchobothrium bisulcatum sp. nov. Head and neck, lateral view, var. a (see description), enlarged 15 diameters. Fig. 10. Anterior segments of same specimen, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 11. Antero-median segments of same, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 12. Posterior segments of same; length of strobile 48mm; enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 13. Head and neck, marginal view, var. y (see description); length of strobile 92mm; enlarged 15 diameters. Fig. 14. Antero-median segments of same, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 15. Median segments of same, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 16. Posterior segments of same, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 17. Anterior segments of another specimen, var. B (see description); length of strobile 230mm; enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 18. Median segments of same, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 19. Postero-median segments of same, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 20. Outline of posterior segments of same, enlarged 9 diameters. Fig. 21. Abnormal form, secondary chain of segments, originating from the margins of two primary segments, enlarged 10 diameters. Fig. 22. Another secondary chain from the postero-marginal border of a primary segment, enlarged 10 diameters. Fig. 23. Apex of proboscis, enlarged 150 diameters. Fig. 23a. Base of same, enlarged 150 diameters. Best viewed in Firefox
