Tapeworm Species Details

Rhynchobothrium brevispine Linton, 1897
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5152
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhynchobothrium
Species brevispine
Authority Linton, 1897
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Mecistobothrium brevispine (Linton, 1897) Campbell & Carvajal, 1975
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1897. Notes on cestode parasites of fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 20: 423-456.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 450 of Linton (1897)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/07/2015Modified
06/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
05/08/2018ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhinoptera [?]
Species bonasus [?]
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhinoptera [?]
Species bonasus [?]
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes "Label reads 'Intestine of a small ray' Penikese, July 13, 1874.' It is highly probable that the ray was Rhinoptera bonasus, since a parasite recognized as Rhinebothrium longicolle was along with this parasite in the same vial." (Linton, 1897, pg. 450)

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s) Penikese Island
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional locality: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia (Campbell & Carvajal, 1975)

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 4750 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.