Tapeworm Species Details

Orectolobicestus chiloscyllii (Subhapradha, 1955) Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
New Search Duplicate Record Edit Record

Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5743
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Orectolobicestus
Species chiloscyllii
Authority (Subhapradha, 1955) Ruhnke, Caira & Carpenter, 2006
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium chiloscyllii (Subhapradha, 1955) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms Phyllobothrium chiloscyllii Subhapradha, 1955
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By
Citation(s)

Subhapradha, C. K. 1955. Cestode parasites of fishes of Madras Coast. Indian Journal of Helminthology 7(2): 41-132.

(462) Download PDF

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.

(4453) Download PDF
Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/01/2009 Created B. Barbeau
01/02/2014Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
02/19/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/28/2020ModifiedJ. Caira

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species griseum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Chiloscyllium
Species griseum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.