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Cephalobothrium gogadevensis Pramanik & Manna, 2005
Lecanicephalidea: Cephalobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5617
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Cephalobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Cephalobothrium
Species gogadevensis
Authority Pramanik & Manna, 2005
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Pramanik, P. B. and B. Manna. 2005. Cephalobothrium gogadevensis new species (Cestoidea: Lecanicephalidae) from Rhinobatus granulatus Cuv., 1829 from Bay of Bengal at Digha Coast, India. Journal of Natural History 1(2): 38-43.

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Scientific Name Notes Taxonomic status based on Jensen (2005) and Cielocha et al. (2014). "Complicating the situation, Cephalobothrium gogadevensis Pramanik and Manna, 2005, also was described from G. granulatus (as Rhinobatus [sic] granulatus ) from the Digha coast, in the Bay of Bengal (Pramanik and Manna, 2005). Although the description is relatively complete, the images presented consist entirely of 2 photomicrographs of exceptionally poor quality that lack detail, and inquiries reveal that the whereabouts of the type material is unknown. Moreover, the host identity is highly suspect (P. Kumar Kar, pers. comm.). While Pramanik and Manna (2005) did distinguish their species from C. rhinobatidis (now F. rhinobatidis n. comb.) mainly based on total length, number of segments, and testes count, we propose their species be considered a species inquirendum . Given the limitations of the original description, unavailability of type material (P. Kumar Kar, pers. comm.), and suspect host identification, we have little hope for the resolution of the identity of C. gogadevensis." (Cielocha et al., 2014; pg. 494).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/28/2009 Created K. Koch
02/11/2010Modified
06/27/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/05/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Rhinobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhinobatus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Glaucostegus
Species granulatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
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Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Bay of Bengal
Island(s)
City/Region Digha coast
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Specimens

Type Material Parasitology Laboratory, Dpt of Zoology, University of Calcutta No. 000026/03 (1 holotype and 14 paratypes on 3 slides)
Total Number of Type Specimens 15
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.