Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium elegans Tyler, 2006
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5736
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species elegans
Authority Tyler, 2006
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Tyler, G. A. 2006. Tapeworms of elasmobranchs (Part II). A monograph on the Diphyllidea (Platyhelminthes, Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 20: 1-142.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/01/2009 Created R. Kuchta, V.A. Ivanov
08/20/2014Modified
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymma
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymma
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Nhulunbuy-Gove, Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpenteria
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material QM No. G 218426 (holotype), QM Nos. G 218427-218437 (11 paratypes), SAMA No. AHC28401 (6 paratypes), USNPC No. 091661 (1 paratype), BMNH No 2001.7.31.1 (1 paratype), LRP No. 2199 (1 paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens 21 mature specimens, 6 mature proglottids in cross or longitudinal section, and 8 scolices prepared for electron microscopy
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.