Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5946 |
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| Order | Trypanorhyncha |
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| Genus | Synbothrium |
| Species | filicolle |
| Authority | (Linton, 1890) Linton, 1889 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Pterobothrium heteracanthum Diesing, 1850 |
| Synonyms | Syndesmobothrium fillicolle Linton, 1890 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | |
| 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. (266) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 05/24/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 05/09/2015 | Modified | |
| 05/17/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/02/2020 | Modified | P. Lopez Dineen |
| 01/11/2022 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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| Additional Host(s) | Pomatotomis saltatrix Scomberomorus avalla | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
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| City/Region | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
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Specimens
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| Voucher Material | USNPC 4809, 5494-6, 5486-7, 5489-92 |
| 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. 

