Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 5711
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Paraorygmatobothrium
Species rodmani
Authority Ruhnke & Carpenter, 2008
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium rodmani (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
07/15/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Genus Mustelus
Species antarcticus
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Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Off Port Albert, Victoria
Coordinates
DD Latitude -38.667
DD Longitude 146.683
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Specimens

Type Material QM Nos. G230361, G230362 (holotype and paratype); LRP Nos. 4185-4188 (4 paratypes); USNPC No. 100854 (3 paratypes); Remaining sixteen paratypes retained in the senior author's collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 25 whole-mounted worms, 1 cross-sectioned worm and 2 specimens prepared for examination by SEM.
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.