Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 9875 |
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| Order | Rhinebothriidea |
| Family | Rhinebothriidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Rhinebothrium |
| Species | paranaensis |
| Authority | Menoret & Ivanov, 2009 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Rhinebothrium paratrygoni Rego & Dias, 1976 |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | Reyda |
| Citation(s) |
Menoret, A. and V. A. Ivanov. 2009. A new species of tetraphyllidean (Cestoda) from the Largespot River Stingray, Potamotrygon falkneri (Potamotrygonidae: Chondrichthyes), from the Paraná Basin. Journal of Parasitology 95(4): 994-999. (4680) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | This species was determined to be a synonym of Rhinebothrium paratrygoni by Reyda & Marques (2011) |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 08/10/2012 | Created | Reyda |
| 01/28/2015 | Modified | |
| 06/07/2015 | Modified | T. Ruhnke |
| 06/08/2015 | Modified | T. Ruhnke |
| 01/15/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Potamotrygonidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
| Host Notes | See Reyda & Marques, 2011 for complete host list of R. paratrygoni, of which R. paranaensis is a synonym. Host order originally referred to as Rajiformes. |
Type Locality
| Country | Argentina |
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| Body of Water | Colastiné River |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Parana River Basin, Santa Fe |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | -31.666 |
| DD Longitude | -60.766 |
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Specimens
| Type Material | holotype and 5 paratypes, MACN-Pa no. 478/1–6 (5 whole worms and 1 slide with a series of histological sections); additional specimens (whole mounts, histological sections, and specimens prepared for SEM) retained in junior author’s personal collection. |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 17 |
| Voucher Material | None. |
| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
FIGURES 1–5. Rhinebothrium paranaensis n. sp. (1) Entire worm. Bar 5 1 mm. (2) Scolex. Bar 5 200 mm. (3) Detail of distal surface of bothridium.
Bar 5 100 mm. (4) Detached gravid proglottid. Bar 5 200 mm. (5) Egg. Bar 5 10 mm. 
FIGURES 6–9. Rhinebothrium paranaensis n. sp. (6) Ventral view of mature proglottid. Bar 5 50 mm. (7–9) Cross sections of mature proglottid. Bar 5
50 mm. (7) At level of testes. (8) At level of cirrus sac. (9) At level of ovarian isthmus. Abbreviations: cs, cirrus sac; dod, dorsal osmoregulatory duct; gp,
genital pore; ov, ovary; ovd, oviduct; t, testis; u, uterus; vd, vas deferens; vf, vitteline follicle; vg, vagina; vod, ventral osmoregulatory duct. 
FIGURES 10–17. Rhinebothrium paranaensis n. sp., scanning electron micrographs. (10) General view of scolex. Bar 5 200 mm. (11) Proximal
bothridial surface. Bar 5 1 mm. (12) Detail of microtriches on proximal bothridial surface. Bar 5 1 mm. (13) Distal bothridial surface. Bar 5 1 mm. (14)
Surface of terminal proglottid. Bar 5 1 mm. (15) Surface of cephalic peduncle. Bar 5 1 mm. (16) Surface of bothridial stalk. Bar 5 1 mm. (17) Mature
proglottids. Bar 5 200 mm. (18) General view of distal bothridial surface of loculus, transverse and longitudinal septa showing the same microtrich
pattern. Bar 5 10 mm. (19) General view of proximal bothridial surface. Bar 5 2 mm. Best viewed in Firefox
