Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 5741
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Orectolobicestus
Species kelleyae
Authority Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium kelleyae (Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified 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
10/01/2009 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 indicum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species indicum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Malaysia
Body of Water South China Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Off Mukah, Sarawak
Coordinates
DD Latitude 2.900
DD Longitude 112.100
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MZUM(P) No. 164(h) (holotype); MZUM(P) No. 165(p) (1 paratype); LRP Nos. 3886-3888 (3 paratypes); USNPC No. 97496 (1 paratype); IMPB No. 77.32.04 (1 paratype); Remaining paratypes retained in the senior author’s collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 7 whole-mounted worms and 2 HMDS dried worms for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.