Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 7175 |
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| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Bothriocephalidae |
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| Genus | Dibothrium |
| Species | restiforme |
| Authority | Linton, 1890 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Ptychobothrium belones (Dujardin, 1845) Lönnberg, 1889 |
| Synonyms | Bothriocephalus restiformis (Linton, 1890) Ariola, 1896 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| 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 | -synonymized by Yamaguti (1934) |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/07/2010 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 08/22/2016 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 12/06/2016 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 12/07/2016 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 05/29/2018 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Beloniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Belonidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
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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 | Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts |
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| Locality Notes | -collected on July 27, 1886 |
Specimens
| Type Material | -not specified |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Plate I. Dibothrium restiforme, sp. nov. FIG. 1. Adult strobile, from life, X 1 1/3. FIG. 2. Lateral view of head, from life, X 4 1/2. FIG. 3. Another view of head, from life, X 3. FIG. 4. Marginal view of head, showing continuation of fossa into beginning of lateral groove, from life, X 3. FIG. 5. Head and anterior part of body, from alcoholic specimen, X 9. FIG. 6. Outline of mature segments, showing position of uterine aperture, X 12. FIG. 7. Outline of same, showing opposite side of strobile with genital aperture, X 12. FIG. 8. Posterior segments with ova, from alcoholic specimen, X 30. FIG. 9-16. Outline of transverse sections of head, each magnified about 24 diameters. Fig. 9, about middle of head; Figs. 14 and 15, between middle and base; Fig. 16, at base of head behind fossae. The lateral groove appear at the margins of the sections. Best viewed in Firefox
