Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5922 |
|---|---|
| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
| Family | Pterobothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Pterobothrium |
| Species | filicolle |
| Authority | (Linton, 1890) Yamaguti, 1952 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Pterobothrium heteracanthum Diesing, 1850 |
| Synonyms | Syndesmobothrium filicolle Linton, 1890 Synbothrium filicolle (Linton, 1890) Linton, 1897 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Linton, E. 1890. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. Part II. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XV. Report of the Commissioner for 1887 15: 718-899. (1011) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | Species recorded as Pterobothrium filicollis by Schmidt (1986). Yamaguti (1952) provided no explanation for the new combination |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 05/09/2015 | Modified | |
| 09/02/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
| 01/11/2022 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
| Host Class | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Order | |||||||
| Host Family | |||||||
|
Type Host (Literal) |
|
||||||
|
Type Host (Valid) |
|
||||||
| 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.
Global Cestode Database
Plate XV. Figs. 2-4. Syndesmobothrium filicolle, sp. nov. Fig. 2. Sketch of alcoholic specimen, x15. The specimen is immature and the posterior part a is evidently a blastocyst from which the anterior part or scolex has been everted. Fig. 3. Hooks, the smaller ones from the base, the larger from the middle of a proboscis, x200. Fig. 4. View of top of head, from alcoholic specimen, x50. 

