Tapeworm Species Details

Rhynchobothrium bulbifer Linton, 1889
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5928
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
Subfamily
Genus Rhynchobothrium
Species bulbifer
Authority Linton, 1889
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Lacistorhynchus tenuis (van Beneden, 1858) Pintner, 1913
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By I. Beveridge
Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/21/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/06/2015Modified
05/25/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/18/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class
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Host Family
Type Host
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Genus Mustelus
Species canis
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral valve
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Specimens

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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.