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Plicatobothrium cypseluri Cable & Michaelis, 1967
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7790
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Plicatobothrium
Species cypseluri
Authority Cable & Michaelis, 1967
Taxonomic Status Homonym
Valid Name Plicatobothrium cypseluri (Rao, 1959) Khalil, 1971
Synonyms Ptychobothrium cypseluri Rao, 1959; Alloptychobothrium spinolotopteri Yamaguti, 1968; Plicatobothrium raoi Khalil, 1971
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Cable, R. M. and M. B. Michaelis. 1967. Plicatobothrium cypseluri n. sp. (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) from the Caribbean flying fish, Cypselurus bahiensis (Ranzani, 1842). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 34: 15–18..

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
06/05/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
01/26/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
12/01/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Beloniformes
Host Family Exocoetidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cypselurus
Species bahiensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cheilopogon
Species cyanopterus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Netherlands Antilles
Body of Water Caribbean Sea
Island(s) Curacao
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Jamajca
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -USNPC No. 61346 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -descriuption based on 4 mature specimens
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.