Tapeworm Species Details

Triloculatum Caira & Jensen, 2009
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Species ID 5633
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
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Genus Triloculatum
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Authority Caira & Jensen, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
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Genus Record Yes
Type Species Triloculatum triloculatum (Linton, 1901) Caira & Jensen, 2009
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Verified By J. N. Caira
Citation(s)

Caira, J. N. and K. Jensen. 2009. Erection of a new onchobothriid genus (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) and the description of five new species from whaler sharks (Carcharhinidae). Journal of Parasitology 95(4): 924-940.

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Redescription

Caira, J. N., V.M. Bueno, and K. Jensen. 2025. Sisters Parasitizing Sisters: On the Onchobothriidean Tapeworms of Hammerhead and Requiem Sharks. Journal of Parasitology 111(4): 532–570.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2009 Created B. Barbeau
01/02/2014Modified
06/11/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
08/11/2025ModifiedV. Bueno

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