Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus travassosi Tubangui, 1938
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7255
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species travassosi
Authority Tubangui, 1938
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Tubangui, M. A. 1938. Pseudophyllidean Cestodes occurring in the Philippines. In Livro Jubilar do Professor Lauro Travassos, B. Silva and L. Travassos. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janero, 489-494 pp.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/08/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/22/2012Modified
02/24/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/07/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Anguilliformes
Host Family Anguillidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Anguilla
Species mauritiana
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Anguilla
Species marmorata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes -verified by FishBase

Type Locality

Country Philippines
Body of Water
Island(s) Semirara Island
City/Region Palo, Leyte
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -Philippine Bureau of Science parasitological collection No. 156.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.