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Paraorygmatobothrium kirstenae Ruhnke, Healy & Shapero, 2006
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5758
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Paraorygmatobothrium
Species kirstenae
Authority Ruhnke, Healy & Shapero, 2006
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium kirstenae (Ruhnke, Healy & Shapero, 2006) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
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Citation(s)

Ruhnke, T. R., C. J. Healy, and S. Shapero. 2006. Two new species of Paraorygmatobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from weasel sharks (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) of Australia and Borneo. Journal of Parasitology 92(1): 145-150.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/23/2009 Created B. Barbeau
02/25/2015Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
06/13/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Hemigaleus
Species microstoma
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
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Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
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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 Off Northern Territories, Australia (-136.717, 10.500), Arafura Sea, Pacific Ocean.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MZUM(P) No. 157 (holotype); IPMB No. 77.32.01 (1 slide); LRP Nos. 3373-3375 (3 slides); USNPC No. 96655 (1 slide), 96656 (2 slides); Remaining paratypes retained in the senior author's collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 19 whole mounted specimens and 2 specimens for SEM
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.