Tapeworm Species Search Results

# ID Order Family Subfamily Genus Subgenus Species Authority #PDFs Taxonomic Status Valid Name Type Host Genus (Literal) Type Host Species (Literal) Type Host Genus (Valid) Type Host Species (Valid) #Images Verified Type Locality (Country) Type Locality (City/Region) Edit
8401 14138 Phyllobothriidea Scyphophyllidium bullardi Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020 2 Valid Carcharhinus brevipinna Carcharhinus brevipinna 5 No U.S.A. Mississippi Edit
8402 4733 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913 3 Valid Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 4 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Dutch Bay Edit
8403 5206 Trypanorhyncha Tentacularia carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1929 2 Synonym Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913 Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 3 No Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Dutch Bay Edit
8404 5240 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Tetrarhynchus carcharidis Shipley & Hornell, 1906 1 Synonym Otobothrium carcharidis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Pintner, 1913 Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 2 Yes Sri Lanka [Ceylon] Dutch Bay Edit
8405 3362 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890 2 Valid Carcharius obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 6 No U.S.A. Massachusetts Edit
8406 3086 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Cylindrophorus cervinus (Linton, 1890) Riser, 1955 2 Synonym Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890 Carcharius obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 6 No Edit
8407 13937 Phyllobothriidea Paraorygmatobothrium christopheri Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium christopheri (Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus sorrah Carcharhinus sorrah 3 No Australia Edit
8408 14141 Phyllobothriidea Scyphophyllidium christopheri Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017 2 Valid Carcharhinus sorrah Carcharhinus sorrah 4 No Australia Edit
8409 3658 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Platybothrium coshtaprum Healy, 2003 1 Valid Carcharhinus plumbeus Carcharhinus plumbeus 4 No U.S.A. Off South Carolina Edit
8410 14798 Onchoproteocephalidea II Phoreiobothriidae Phoreiobothrium danae Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025 1 Valid Carcharhinus limbatus Carcharhinus limbatus 7 Yes U.S.A. Indian Pass, Florida Edit
8411 5619 Lecanicephalidea Cephalobothriidae Tylocephalum dasguptai Pramanik & Manna, 2007 1 Species inquirenda Carcharhinus limbatus Carcharhinus limbatus 2 No India West Bengal Edit
8412 14136 Phyllobothriidea Paraorygmatobothrium deburonae Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium deburonae (Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus isodon Carcharhinus isodon 4 No U.S.A. Mississippi Edit
8413 14142 Phyllobothriidea Scyphophyllidium deburonae (Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 2 Valid Carcharhinus isodon Carcharhinus isodon 5 No U.S.A. Mississippi Edit
8414 14749 Tetraphyllidea Anthobothrium elenae Vilni & Haseli, 2024 1 Valid Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 3 Yes Iran Edit
8415 3293 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Phyllobothrium floraforme (Southwell, 1912) Southwell, 1930 2 Synonym Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Ruhnke, 2011 Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 3 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Edit
8416 2970 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Anthobothrium floraformis Southwell, 1912 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 2 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Karai Edit
8417 13472 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Paraorygmatobothrium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Ruhnke, 2011 2 Synonym Scyphophyllidium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 3 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Edit
8418 14145 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Scyphophyllidium floraformis (Southwell, 1912) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 2 Valid Carcharias bleekeri Carcharhinus sorrah 3 Yes Sri Lanka Periya Paar Edit
8419 40 Cathetocephalidea Disculicipitidae Disculiceps galapagoensis Nock & Caira, 1988 1 Valid Carcharhinus longimanus Carcharhinus longimanus 3 Yes Equador Edit
8420 5637 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Triloculatum geeceearelensis Caira & Jensen, 2009 1 Valid Carcharhinus isodon Carcharhinus isodon 8 No U.S.A. Mississippi Edit
8421 13939 Phyllobothriidea Paraorygmatobothrium harti Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium harti (Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 3 No Australia Edit
8422 14148 Phyllobothriidea Scyphophyllidium harti (Cutmore, Bennett, Miller, & Cribb, 2017) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 2 Valid Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 4 No Australia Edit
8423 9822 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Doliobothrium haselii Caira, Malek & Ruhnke, 2011 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium haselii (Caira, Malek & Ruhnke, 2011) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus c.f. dussumeri Carcharhinus dussumeri 4 No Iran Edit
8424 14149 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Scyphophyllidium haselii (Caira, Malek & Ruhnke, 2011) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 2 Valid Carcharhinus c.f. dussumeri Carcharhinus dussumeri 5 No Iran Edit
8425 4766 Trypanorhyncha Lacistorhynchidae Rhynchobothrium insigne Linton, 1924 1 Dasyrhynchus giganteus (Diesing, 1850) Pintner, 1929 Carcharhinus milberti Carcharhinus plumbeus 2 Yes U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
8426 4958 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Otobothrium insigne Linton, 1905 2 Valid Carcharhinus obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 3 Yes U.S.A. Beaufort, North Carolina Edit
8427 5638 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Triloculatum jodyi Caira & Jensen, 2009 1 Valid Carcharhinus acronotus Carcharhinus acronotus 6 No U.S.A. Louisiana Edit
8428 3659 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Platybothrium jondoeorum Healy, 2003 1 Valid Carcharhinus melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 4 No Australia Dundee Beach, Northern Territory Edit
8429 3660 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Platybothrium kirstenae Healy, 2003 1 Valid Carcharhinus obscurus Carcharhinus obscrurus 4 No U.S.A. Off Florida Edit
8430 2974 Tetraphyllidea Clade 2 Anthobothrium laciniatum Linton, 1890 2 Valid Carcharias obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 3 Yes U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
8431 3261 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Phoreiobothrium lasium Linton, 1889 2 Valid Carcharias obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 9 No U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
8432 3677 Tetraphyllidea Clade 2 Anthobothrium lesteri Williams, Burt & Caira, 2004 1 Valid Carcharhinus melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 4 No Australia Off Heron Island, Queensland Edit
8433 3305 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Phyllobothrium leuci Watson & Thorson, 1976 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium leuci (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 2 Yes Nicaragua Rio San Juan, San Juan del Norte Edit
8434 13473 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Paraorygmatobothrium leuci (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Ruhnke, 2011 2 Synonym Scyphophyllidium leuci (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 3 Yes Nicaragua Rio San Juan, San Juan del Norte Edit
8435 14154 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Scyphophyllidium leuci (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 3 Valid Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 3 Yes Nicaragua Rio San Juan, San Juan del Norte Edit
8436 5755 Tetraphyllidea Anthobothrium lyndoni Ruhnke & Caira, 2009 1 Valid Carcharhinus plumbeus Carcharhinus plumbeus 4 No U.S.A. Off Florida Edit
8437 4837 Trypanorhyncha Lacistorhynchidae Floriceps minacanthus Campbell & Beveridge, 1987 2 Valid Carcharhinus brachyurus Carcharhinus brachyurus 4 Yes Australia Tathra, New South Wales Edit
8438 3314 Tetraphyllidea Phyllobothrium minutum Shipley & Hornell, 1906 1 Incertae sedis Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 2 Yes Sri Lanka Edit
8439 5622 Lecanicephalidea Cephalobothriidae Tylocephalum mukundai Pramanik & Manna, 2007 1 Species inquirenda Carcharhinus limbatus Carcharhinus limbatus 2 No India Digha coast Edit
8440 3318 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Phyllobothrium nicaraguensis Watson & Thorson, 1976 1 Synonym Scyphophyllidium nicaraguensis (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 2 Yes Nicaragua Rio San Juan, San Juan del Norte Edit
8441 13474 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Paraorygmatobothrium nicaraguensis (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Ruhnke, 2011 2 Synonym Scyphophyllidium nicaraguensis (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 3 Yes Nicaragua Rio San Juan, San Juan del Norte Edit
8442 14161 Phyllobothriidea Phyllobothriidae Scyphophyllidium nicaraguensis (Watson & Thorson, 1976) Caira, Jensen & Ruhnke, 2020 2 Valid Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinus leucas 3 Yes Nicaragua Rio San Juan, San Juan del Norte Edit
8443 5639 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Triloculatum oregontwoae Caira & Jensen, 2009 1 Valid Carcharhinus plumbeus Carcharhinus plumbeus 7 No U.S.A. Florida Edit
8444 4867 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Heteronybelinia overstreeti Palm, 2004 1 Valid Carcharhinus limbatus Carcharhinus limbatus 2 No U.S.A. Tampa Bay, Florida Edit
8445 3320 Tetraphyllidea Phyllobothrium pammicrum Shipley & Hornell, 1906 1 Species inquirenda Carcharias melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 2 Yes Sri Lanka Edit
8446 3365 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Platybothrium parvum Linton, 1901 1 Species inquirenda Carcharhinus milberti Carcharhinus plumbeus 6 No U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
8447 7987 Trypanorhyncha Otobothriidae Otobothrium parvum Beveridge & Justine, 2007 1 Valid Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 4 Yes New Caledonia Noumea Edit
8448 43 Cathetocephalidea Disculicipitidae Discocephalum pileatum Linton, 1891 2 Synonym Disculiceps pileatus (Linton, 1891) Joyeux & Baer, 1936 Carcharias obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 2 No U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
8449 41 Cathetocephalidea Disculicipitidae Disculiceps pileatus (Linton, 1890) Joyeux & Baer, 1936 2 Valid Carcharias obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 3 No U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
8450 4910 Trypanorhyncha Tentaculariidae Nybelinia queenslandensis Jones & Beveridge, 1998 1 Valid Carcharhinus melanopterus Carcharhinus melanopterus 4 No Australia Mackay, Queensland Edit