Tapeworm Species Details

Rhynchobothrium hispidum Linton, 1890
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5156
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhynchobothrium
Species hispidum
Authority Linton, 1890
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Prochristianella hispida (Linton, 1890) Campbell & Carvajal, 1975
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on pg. 833 of Linton (1890)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
05/06/2015Modified
06/19/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
10/23/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/30/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
07/27/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
08/24/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Trygon
Species centrura
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dasyatis
Species centroura
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Additional hosts from redescription by Campbell & Carvajal (1975): Dasyatis sabina, Dasyatis americana; Intermediate hosts: Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus duorarum, Penaeus setiferus

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities from redescription by Campbell & Carvajal (1975): Gulf of Mexico; Galveston Bay, Texas; Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 7702
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.