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Doliobothrium musculosum (Subhapradha, 1955) Caira, Malek & Ruhnke, 2011
Phyllobothriidea: Phyllobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 9831
Order Phyllobothriidea
Family Phyllobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Doliobothrium
Species musculosum
Authority (Subhapradha, 1955) Caira, Malek & Ruhnke, 2011
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Scyphophyllidium musculosum (Subhapradha, 1955) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020
Synonyms Pithophorus musculosus Subhapradha, 1955
Genus Record No
Type Species
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Subhapradha, C. K. 1955. Cestode parasites of fishes of Madras Coast. Indian Journal of Helminthology 7(2): 41-132.

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Caira, J. N., M. Malek, and T. Ruhnke. 2011. A new genus of Phyllobothriidae (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from carcharhiniform sharks from Iran and Australia. Journal of Helminthology 85: 40-50.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/04/2012 Created
10/17/2013Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedT. Ruhnke
02/11/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
07/14/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Carcharias
Species acutus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Rhizoprionodon
Species acutus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country India
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Madras coast
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Fog Bay, Timor Sea, Northern Australia, 12°45’33”S, 130°21’7”E.
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material Two vouchers (QM G231738-9), 1 voucher (USNPC 102946), 1 voucher (LRP 7360), cross sections of scolex of 1 voucher (LRP 7363), and whole mount of its strobili (LRP 7362), strobila of voucher examined with SEM (LRP 7361), scolex examined with SEM retained i
Specimen Notes Subhapradha (1955) did not mention deposition of type material.
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.