Tapeworm Species Details

Otobothrium parvum Beveridge & Justine, 2007
Trypanorhyncha: Otobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 7987
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Otobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Otobothrium
Species parvum
Authority Beveridge & Justine, 2007
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
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Citation(s)

Beveridge, I. and J.-L. Justine. 2007. Redescriptions of four species of Otobothrium Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha), including new records from Australia, New Caledonia and Malaysia, with the description of O. parvum n. sp.. Zootaxa 1587: 1-25.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
07/23/2010 Created B. Barbeau
06/04/2015ModifiedI. Beveridge
06/26/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Carcharhinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species amblyrhynchos
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Carcharhinus
Species amblyrhynchos
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Triaenodon obesus
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country New Caledonia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Noumea
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN JNC 1111A1 (holotype); MNHN JNC 1111A2-A41 (35 paratypes); IPCAS (C-00) 5 paratypes
Total Number of Type Specimens 1 holotype, 40 paratypes
Voucher Material 18 specimens from Triaenodon obesus (MNHN JNC 434B l -B l2; JNC 96001 ; JNC 2109)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.