Tapeworm Species Details

Bothrimonus fallax Lühe, 1900
Spathebothriidea: Acrobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5833
Order Spathebothriidea
Family Acrobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothrimonus
Species fallax
Authority Lühe, 1900
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Lühe, M. 1900. Über Bothrimonus Duv. und verwandte Bothriocephaliden. Zoologischer Anzeiger 23(605-632): 8-14.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R.,R. Pearson, T. Scholz, O. Ditrich, and P. D. Olson. 2014. Spathebothriidea: survey of species, scolex and egg morphology, and interrelationships of a non-segmented, relictual tapeworm group (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Folia Parasitologica 61(4): 331–346.

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Scientific Name Notes Kuchta et al. (2014) reviewed the whole order, assessed the phylogenetic relationships of all genera and provided a survey of all valid species with new data on egg and scolex morphology and surface ultrastructure (i.e. microtriches).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/04/2010 Created B. Barbeau
09/28/2014Modified
02/02/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Acipenseriformes
Host Family Acipenseridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Acipenser
Species ruthenus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Acipenser
Species ruthenus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Romania
Body of Water Black Sea
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 - location of the type material in unknown
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.