Tapeworm Species Details

Paraorygmatobothrium bai Ruhnke & Carpenter, 2008
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5710
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Paraorygmatobothrium
Species bai
Authority Ruhnke & Carpenter, 2008
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium bai (Ruhnke & Carpenter, 2008) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
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Citation(s)

Ruhnke, T. R. and S. D. Carpenter. 2008. Two new species of Paraorygmatobothrium Ruhnke, 1994 (Tetraphyllidea: Phyllobothriidae) from the smooth-hound Mustelus mustelus (L.) and the gummy shark M. antarcticus Gunther (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae). Systematic Parasitology 71: 213-222.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/29/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/16/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
07/13/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Mustelus
Species mustelus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Senegal
Body of Water Western Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Off Soumbédioune, near Dakar
Coordinates
DD Latitude 14.678
DD Longitude -17.462
Additional Localities Off Ouakam, near Dakar, Senegal, Atlantic Ocean (14.715, -17.491)
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Specimens

Type Material MNHN Nos. HEL 52 and HEL 53 (holotype and paratype); LRP Nos. 4181-4184 (4 paratypes); USNPC Nos. 100855-100856 (3 paratypes); 1 paratype deposited in the Département de Biologie Animale, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal; Remaining 9 paratypes retained in the senior author's collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 21 whole-mounted worms and 2 worms examined by SEM.
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.