Tapeworm Species Details

Plicatobothrium raoi (Hanumantha Rao, 1954) Khalil, 1971
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7791
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Plicatobothrium
Species raoi
Authority (Hanumantha Rao, 1954) Khalil, 1971
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Plicatobothrium cypseluri (Hanumantha Rao, 1959) Khalil, 1971
Synonyms Ptychobothrium cypseluri Hanumantha Rao, 1959; Alloptychobothrium spinolotopteri Yamaguti, 1968; Plicatobothrium raoi Khalil, 1971; P. cypseluri Cable & Michaelis, 1967
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Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Rao, H K. 1959. On Ptychobothrium cypseluri n. sp. (cestoda: Pseudopyllidea) from the flying fish, Cypselurus poecilopterus caught off Waltair. Journal of Helminthology 33: 267-272.

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Khalil, L. F. 1971. Ichthybothrium ichthybori gen. et sp. nov. (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) from the African freshwater fish Ichthyborus besse (Joannis, 1835). Journal of Helminthology 45(4): 371-379.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes - nomen novum for Ptychobothrium cypseluri Rao, 1959

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
08/02/2012Modified
06/05/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/13/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/08/2017ModifiedK. Jensen
06/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Waltair, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -"authro´s collection"
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.