Tapeworm Species Details

Rhynchobothrium speciosum Linton, 1897
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5164
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhynchobothrium
Species speciosum
Authority Linton, 1897
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Callitetrarhynchus speciosus (Linton, 1897) Carvajal & Rego, 1985
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1897. Notes on larval cestode parasites of fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 19: 787-824.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Original description on page 801 of Linton (1897) (page 17 of PDF).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created K. Catanese
07/07/2010Modified
05/26/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/01/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pomatomus
Species saltatrix
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pomatomus
Species saltatrix
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host mesentery
Host Notes see Palm (2004)

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: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Carvajal & Rego, 1985)

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 7708 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes USNPC 77990 (voucher) (Brazil) (per Carvajal & Rego, 1985)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.