Tapeworm Species Details

Probothriocephalus alaini Scholz & Bray, 2001
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7806
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Probothriocephalus
Species alaini
Authority Scholz & Bray, 2001
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Scholz, T. and R. A. Bray. 2001. Probothriocephalus alaini n. sp. (Cestoda: Triaenophoridae) from the deep-sea fish Xenodermichthys copei in the North Atlantic Ocean. Systematic Parasitology 50: 231–235.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/22/2010 Created B. Barbeau
05/24/2011Modified
06/25/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/29/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Osmeriformes
Host Family Alepocephalidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Xenodermichthys
Species copei
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Xenodermichthys
Species copei
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ireland
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Celtic Sea
Coordinates
DD Latitude 49.633
DD Longitude -11.817
Additional Localities -North-eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay, off SW Ireland, off NW Ireland, off Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH No. 1998.3.31.25 (holotype) -BMNH No. 1989.7.6.37 (paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens -based on 13 specimens
Voucher Material -BMNH Nos. 1989.7.6.36, 1990.3.20.9-10, 1989.7.6.38, 1988.10.10.1-10, 1988.8.19.16, 2001.2.27.1
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.