Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5636 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea II |
| Family | Onchobothriidae |
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| Genus | Triloculatum |
| Species | bullardi |
| Authority | Caira & Jensen, 2009 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| 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. (4430) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2009 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 02/18/2010 | Modified | |
| 06/06/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 01/10/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 05/04/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/01/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Carcharhinidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | none | ||||||
| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Gulf of Mexico |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Louisiana |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 29.982 |
| DD Longitude | -88.604 |
| Additional Localities | Southwest end of Horn Island (30.222, -88.787), Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico |
| Locality Notes | Near oil rig MO-990 |
Specimens
| Type Material | USNPC No. 101668 (holotype); USNPC No. 101669 (9 paratypes including cross sections of 1 proglottid and whole mount of its strobilar voucher); LRP Nos. 4307-4316 (10 paratypes including SEM strobilar vouchers); scolices prepared for SEM retained in junior author’s personal collection. |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | based on 20 specimens: 17 whole mounts of mature worms, cross sections of 1 proglottid, and 2 scolices prepared for SEM |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURE 7. Line drawing of whole worm. (7) Triloculatum bullardi n. sp. ex. Carcharhinus brevipinna. FIGURES 27–29. Triloculatum bullardi n. sp. (27) Scolex. (28) Hooks. (29) Terminal proglottid. 
FIGURES 59–60. Cross sections through mature proglottid of Triloculatum bullardi n. sp. (59) Cross section at level midway between ovary and cirrus sac. (60) Cross section at level of ovarian bridge. FIGURES 61–63. Sections through mucosa of scroll type spiral intestine of Carcharhinus brevipinna with scolex of Triloculatum bullardi n. sp. in situ. (61) Cross section through scolex, at level of hooks, parallel to mucosal surface. Arrowheads indicate hooks embedded in mucosal surface. (62) Longitudinal section through scolex perpendicular to mucosal surface. Arrowhead indicates free anterior margin of posterior loculus. (63) Lower magnification view of scolex in situ showing large mucosal ridges and crypts of posterior inner region (bottom of Fig. 63) of
scroll and smaller ridges and crypts of posterior outer surface (top of Fig. 63) of mucosal scroll. Abbreviations: MG, Mehlis’ gland; O, ovary; OC, ovicapt; T, testis; UT, uterus; V, vitelline follicle; VA, vagina; VED, ventral excretory duct; VID, vitelline duct. 
Fig. 3. Longitudinal section through interface between anterior and posterior loculi in Triloculatum bullardi n. sp. FIGURES 33–37. Scanning electron micrographs of Triloculatum bullardi n. sp. (33) Scolex. Small numbers indicate locations of details shown in Figures 35–37. (34) Posterior loculus divided into 3 subloculi. (35) Filitriches on distal bothridial surface. (36) Filitriches on proximal bothridial surface. (37) Spinitriches and filitriches on cephalic peduncle. 
USNPC No. 101668, holotype slide 
USNPC No. 101668, scolex of holotype 
USNPC No. 101668, terminal proglottid of holotype 
USNPC No. 101669, paratype slide Best viewed in Firefox
