Tapeworm Species Details

Triloculatum oregontwoae Caira & Jensen, 2009
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5639
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Triloculatum
Species oregontwoae
Authority Caira & Jensen, 2009
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms none
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.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/18/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
01/10/2016ModifiedJ. Caira
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species plumbeus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species plumbeus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) none.
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Gulf of Mexico
Island(s)
City/Region Florida
Coordinates
DD Latitude 30.352
DD Longitude -86.731
Additional Localities Off the Alabama-Florida state line (30.133, -87.450), Gulf of Mexico
Locality Notes Off Florida, slightly west of Fort Walton Beach

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 101664 (holotype); USNPC Nos. 101665-101666 (4 paratypes); LRP Nos. 4295-4299 (5 paratypes including SEM strobilar voucher); scolex prepared for SEM retained in junior author's personal collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 10 specimens: 3 whole mounts of mature worms and 6 whole mounts of immature or incomplete worms, and 1 scolex prepared for SEM
Voucher Material USNPC Nos. 7686 and 35804 (vouchers)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.