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Rhynchobothrius erinaceus (van Beneden, 1858) Southwell 1924
Trypanorhyncha: Lacistorhynchidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6093
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Lacistorhynchidae
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Genus Rhynchobothrius
Species erinaceus
Authority (van Beneden, 1858) Southwell 1924
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Grillotia erinaceus (van Beneden, 1858) Guiart, 1927
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Citation(s)

van Beneden, P.-J. 1858. Memoire sur les vers intestinaux. Comptes rendus de l’Academie des Sciences, Paris, Supplement 2: 1-376.

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Southwell, T. 1924. Notes on some tetrarhynchid parasites from Ceylon marine fishes. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 18: 459-491.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/28/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/30/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
08/11/2025ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Rajiformes
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Genus Raja
Species rubus
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Genus Raja
Species clavata
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Site in Host Spiral intesetine
Host Notes Type host not designated by van Beneden (1858), but holotype is from Raja clavata (=Raia rubus) (as per Beveridge & Campbell [2007]). van Beneden (1858) lists the following as other hosts: Lophius piscatorius and Gadus morrhua (peritoneum). Found in umerous other rays and teleosts. See Palm (2004) and Beveridge & Campbell (2007); host info. taken from Tetrarhynchus erinaceus.

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