Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5572 |
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| Order | Tetrabothriidea |
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| Genus | Tetrabothrius (Tetrabothrius) |
| Species | phalacrocoracis |
| Authority | Burt, 1977 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
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| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Burt, D. R. R. 1977. On a new species of tetrabothriid cestode from the shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis aristotelis (L.). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 60: 391-395. (4206) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | K. Catanese |
| 02/18/2010 | Modified | |
| 02/11/2016 | Modified | K. Mojica |
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| Site in Host | duodenum | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Scotland |
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| Body of Water | St. Andrew’s Bay |
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Specimens
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figure 1. Tetrabothrius phaiacrocoracis sp. nov. Ventral view of a mature proglottis showing
the general arrangement of the organs.
* Measurements throughout in millimetres.
Figure 2. Tetrabothrius pha/ocrocoracis sp. nov. The genital atrium, cirrus-sac and genital ducts. Drawn mainly from one transverse section.
Figure 3. Tetrabothrius phalacrocoracis sp. nov. The arrangement of the longitudinal muscles in the cortex: t, tegument; 0, outer bundles of longitudinal fibres; i, inner bundles of longitudinal
fibres; tr, transverse fibres separating cortex from medulla. 

