Tapeworm Species Details

Clestobothrium neglectum (Lönnberg, 1893) Dronen & Blend, 2003
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5803
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Clestobothrium
Species neglectum
Authority (Lönnberg, 1893) Dronen & Blend, 2003
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Bothriocephalus neglectus Lönnberg, 1893
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Lönnberg, E. 1893. Bemerkung über einige Cestoden. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 18: 2-17.

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Dronen, N. O. and C. K. Blend. 2003. Clestobothrium neglectum (Lönnberg, 1893) n. comb. (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) from the tadpole fish Raniceps raninus (L.) (Gadidae) from Sweden. Systematic Parasitology 56: 189-194.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/03/2010 Created B. Barbeau
03/27/2015Modified
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/30/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/07/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/04/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/11/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Gadifromes
Host Family Gadidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Raniceps
Species niger
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Raniceps
Species raninus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sweden
Body of Water Baltic Sea
Island(s)
City/Region off Kristineberg
Coordinates
DD Latitude 11.716
DD Longitude -58.416
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH No. 1984.10.1.1 (Neotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens based on 2 intact specimens with scoleces and 1 specimen lacking a scolex.
Voucher Material -BMNH Nos. 1984.10.1.2-3 (2 vouchers)
Specimen Notes -type material deposited in the museum at Uppsala University (Evolutionsmuseet), Sweden have been lost (Seven Boström, Swedish Museum of Natural
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.