Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium hoffmanorum Tyler, 2001
Diphyllidea:
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5740
Order Diphyllidea
Family
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species hoffmanorum
Authority Tyler, 2001
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Halysioncum hoffmanorum (Tyler, 2001) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V.A. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Tyler, G. A. 2001. Diphyllidean cestodes of the Gulf of California, Mexico with description of two new species of Echinobothrium (Cestoda: Diphyllidea). Journal of Parasitology 87(1): 173-184.

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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 Rajiformes
Host Family Urotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Urobatis
Species maculatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Urobatis
Species maculatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Urobatis halleri, Urobatis concentricus
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country México
Body of Water Gulf of California
Island(s)
City/Region Isla San Esteban
Coordinates
DD Latitude 28.7
DD Longitude -112.6
Additional Localities San Francisquito (28°25'N, 112°52'W), Punta Arenas (24°04'N, 109°50'W), Baja California, Mexico
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material CNHE No. 3916 (holotype), CNHE No. 3917 (paratype), USNPC No. 090148.00 (paratype), LRP Nos. 2022-37 (paratypes), CNHE Nos. 3918-3919 (paratypes), USPNC Nos. 090146.00-47.00 (paratypes), HWML No. 15490 (paratypes), LRP Nos. 2038-2850 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens 41 mature worms
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.