Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium chisholmae Jones & Beveridge, 2001
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5727
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species chisholmae
Authority Jones & Beveridge, 2001
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Jones, M. J. and I. Beveridge. 2001. Echinobothrium chisholmae n. sp. (Cestoda, Diphyllidea) from the giant shovel-nose ray Rhinobatos typus from Australia, with observations on the ultrastructure of its scolex musculature and peduncular spines. Systematic Parasitology 50: 41-52.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes original description includes the adult from Glaucostegus typus and plerocercus from Peneaus longistylus (Decapoda)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/30/2009 Created K. Koch, V. Lopez
08/20/2014Modified
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/23/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/28/2019ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Rhinobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Rhinobatos
Species typus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Glaucostegus
Species typus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s) Heron Island
City/Region Queensland
Coordinates
DD Latitude 23.433
DD Longitude 151.883
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material QM G 218096 (holotype), QM G 218097-106 (10 paratypes), SAM AHC 28330 (10 paratypes), BMNH 2000.8.3.4-7 (5 paratypes), USNPC 90608 (5 paratypes), MNHN 851 HF 141-3 CIX (5 paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material QM G 218107
Specimen Notes voucher material is from Penaeus longistylus (Deapoda) (plerocercus)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.