Tapeworm Species Details

Echinobothrium reginae Kuchta & Caira, 2010
Diphyllidea: Echinobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8008
Order Diphyllidea
Family Echinobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Echinobothrium
Species reginae
Authority Kuchta & Caira, 2010
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Halysioncum reginae (Kuchta & Caira, 2010) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
Verified By V. Ivanov, R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Kuchta, R. and J. N. Caira. 2010. Three new species of Echinobothrium (Cestoda: Diphyllidea) from Indo-Pacific stingrays of the genus Pastinachus (Rajiformes: Dasyatidae). Folia Parasitologica 57(3): 185–196.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/12/2010 Created R. Kuchta
08/20/2014Modified
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/23/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Chondrichthyes
Host Order Rajiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pastinachus
Species cf. sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species ater
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Pastinachus cf. sephen

Type Locality

Country Madagascar
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region La Mer d’Emeraude near Ramena
Coordinates
DD Latitude -12.2
DD Longitude 49.3666666666667
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material MNHN(P) No. HEL 154 (holotype) LRP Nos. 7460–7463 (paratypes) USNPC Nos. 103003–103005 (paratypes) IPCAS No. C-557/1 (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens based on whole mounts of 9 mature worms, 2 compressed scoleces and 2 specimens examined with SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.