Tapeworm Species Details

Orectolobicestus lorettae Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5723
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Orectolobicestus
Species lorettae
Authority Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium lorettae (Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Ruhnke, T. R., J. N. Caira, and S. D. Carpenter. 2006. Orectolobicestus n. g. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea), with the description of five new species and the transfer of Phyllobothrium chiloscyllii to the new genus. Systematic Parasitology 65: 215-233.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/30/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/16/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/05/2018ModifiedJ. Caira
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species cf. punctatum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species cf. punctatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Coral Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Off Cairns, Northern Territories
Coordinates
DD Latitude -16.917
DD Longitude 145.683
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Off Cairns, Northern Territories

Specimens

Type Material QM No. G 225674 (holotype); QM No. G225675-225767 (2 paratypes); LRP Nos. 3878-3881 (4 paratypes); USNPC No. 97494 (3 paratypes); Remaining paratypes retained in the senior author’s collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 17 whole-mounted worms and 3 HMDS dried worms for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.