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
101 5625 Lecanicephalidea Polypocephalidae Anteropora leelongi Jensen, 2005 1 Valid Hemiscyllium ocellatum Hemiscyllium ocellatum 7 Yes Australia Cairns, Queensland Edit
102 5726 Diphyllidea Ditrachybothridium macrocephalum Rees, 1959 1 Valid Raja fullonica Leucoraja fullonica 7 Yes Scotland Edit
103 14799 Onchoproteocephalidea II Phoreiobothriidae Phoreiobothrium magnaloculum Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025 1 Valid Loxodon cf. macrorhinus Loxodon cf. macrorhinus 7 Yes Mozambique Ibo, Cabo Delgado Edit
104 4679 Trypanorhyncha Rhinoptericolidae Rhinoptericola megacantha Carvajal & Campbell, 1975 2 Valid Rhinoptera bonasus Rhinoptera bonasus 7 Yes U.S.A. Virginia Edit
105 14648 Tetraphyllidea Serendipeidae Nanoduplicibothrium megaphallum Stephan, Bueno, and Caira, 2023 1 Valid Rhinoptera jayakari 7 Yes Mozambique Tofo, Inhambane Edit
106 5705 Diphyllidea Echinobothrium minutamicum Twohig, Caira & Fyler, 2008 1 Valid Himantura walga Himantura heterura 7 Yes Malaysia (Borneo) Sematan, Sarawak Edit
107 3167 Tetraphyllidea Calliobothriidae Erudituncus musteli (Yamaguti, 1952) Healy, Scholz & Caira, 2001 2 Valid Mustelus manazo Hemitriakis japanica 7 No Japan Edit
108 5639 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Triloculatum oregontwoae Caira & Jensen, 2009 1 Valid Carcharhinus plumbeus Carcharhinus plumbeus 7 No U.S.A. Florida Edit
109 1790 Lecanicephalidea incertae sedis Corrugatocephalum ouei Caira, Jensen & Yamane, 1997 1 Valid Megachasma pelagios Megachasma pelagios 7 Yes Japan Fukuoka, northern Kyushu Edit
110 5630 Lecanicephalidea Tetragonocephalidae Tetragonocephalum passeyi Jensen, 2005 1 Valid Himantura undulata Himantura leoparda 7 No Australia Edit
111 1694 Diphyllidea Ditrachybothridium piliformis Faliex, Tyler & Euzet, 2000 1 Valid Galeus sp. Galeus priapus 7 Yes Vanuatu near Vanuatu Island Edit
112 14800 Onchoproteocephalidea II Phoreiobothriidae Phoreiobothrium posteroporum Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025 1 Valid Lamiopsis tephrodes Lamiopsis tephrodes 7 Yes Malaysia (Borneo) Mukah, Sarawak Edit
113 14026 Rhinebothriidea Mixobothriidae Mixobothrium queenslandense Coleman, Beveridge, & Campbell, 2019 1 Valid Pristis zijsron Pristis zijsron 7 No Australia off Balgal, Queensland Edit
114 5744 Diphyllidea Echinobothrium rayallemangi Tyler, 2001 1 Synonym Halysioncum rayallemangi (Tyler, 2001) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013 Rhinobatos leucorhynchos Pseudobatos leucorhynchos 7 No México Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California Edit
115 1721 Diphyllidea Macrobothridium rhynchobati Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989 1 Synonym Echinobothrium rhynchobati (Khalil & Abdul-Salam, 1989) Tyler, 2006 Rhynchobatus granulatus Glaucostegus granulatus 7 No Kuwait a few miles east of Kuwait City Edit
116 14614 Rhinebothriidea Mixobothriidae Mixobothrium richardi Herzog, Caira, & Jensen, 2023 1 Valid Pristis zijsron Pristis zijsron 7 No Australia Darwin, Northern Territory Edit
117 5675 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Phoreiobothrium robertsoni Caira, Richmond & Swanson, 2005 1 Valid Carcharhinus brachyurus Carcharhinus brachyurus 7 No Australia Geraldton, Western Australia Edit
118 5692 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Uncibilocularis sidocymba Jensen & Caira, 2008 1 Valid Himantura uarnak Himantura australis 7 No Australia Queensland Edit
119 14801 Onchoproteocephalidea II Phoreiobothriidae Phoreiobothrium tesserascolex Caira, Bueno & Jensen, 2025 1 Valid Carcharhinus brevipinna Carcharhinus brevipinna 7 Yes U.S.A. Louisiana Edit
120 7486 Diphyllobothriidea Diphyllobothriidae Diphyllobothrium urichi Cameron, 1936 1 Synonym Felis pardalis Leopardus pardalis 7 No Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad Edit
121 12379 Diphyllobothriidea Diphyllobothriidae Spirometra urichi (Cameron, 1936) Mueller, 1938 1 Felis pardalis Leopardus pardalis 7 No Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad Edit
122 13944 Diphyllobothriidea Diphyllobothriidae Dibothriocephalus ursi (Rausch, 1954) Waeschenbach, Brabec, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2017 2 Valid Ursus arctos Ursus arctos 7 No U.S.A. Alaska Edit
123 7218 Bothriocephalidea Echinophallidae Atelemerus acanthodes Guiart, 1935 2 Synonym Echinobothrium wageneri (Monticelli, 1890) Centrolophus pompilus Centrolophus niger 6 Yes Portugal Flores Edit
124 7241 Bothriocephalidea Bothriocephalidae Bothriocephalus aegyptiacus Ryšavý & Moravec, 1975 2 Synonym Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Yamaguti, 1934) Brabec, Waeschenbach, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2015 Barbus bynni Barbus bynni 6 No Egypt Cairo Edit
125 1763 Litobothriidea Litobothriidae Litobothrium alopias Dailey, 1969 1 Valid Alopias superciliosus Alopias superciliosus 6 Yes U.S.A. Newport Beach, California Edit
126 12458 Bothriocephalidea Triaenophoridae Anchistrocephalus aluterae (Linton, 1889) Linton, 1941 2 Valid Alutera schoepfi Aluterus schoepfii 6 Yes U.S.A. Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edit
127 2834 Onchoproteocephalidea II Acanthobothrium amazonensis Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1978 1 Valid Potamotrygon circularis Potamotrygon circularis 6 No Brazil Atalaia, Alagoas Edit
128 3370 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Potamotrygonocestus amazonensis Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981 2 Valid Potamotrygon circularis Potamotrygon orbignyi 6 Yes Brazil Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas Edit
129 14731 Cyclophyllidea Anoplocephalidae Anoplocephalinae Prototaenia anapolytica (Baylis, 1934) Baer, 1953 3 Synonym Bertiella anapolytica Baylis, 1934 Rattus rattus Rattus argentiventer 6 Yes Indonesia Balige, Sumatra Edit
130 3653 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Phoreiobothrium anticaporum Caira, Richmond & Swanson, 2005 1 Valid Negaprion brevirostris Negaprion brevirostris 6 No U.S.A. Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida Edit
131 12706 Lecanicephalidea Lecanicephalidae Stoibocephalum arafurense Cielocha & Jensen, 2013 1 Valid Rhina ancylostoma Rhina ancyclostoma 6 No Australia East of Wessel Islands, Northern Territory Edit
132 3360 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Platybothrium auriculatum Yamaguti, 1952 2 Valid Prionace glauca Prionace glauca 6 No Japan Edit
133 1878 Lecanicephalidea Cephalobothriidae Tylocephalum bonasum Campbell & Williams, 1984 1 Valid Rhinoptera bonasus Rhinoptera bonasus 6 No U.S.A. Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island Edit
134 2526 Onchoproteocephalidea I Proteocephalidae Monticelliinae Ageneiella brevifilis de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999 1 Synonym Mariauxiella brevifilis (de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999) Alves, de Chambrier, Luque, Takemoto, Tavares, Scholz, 2021 Ageneiosus brevifilis Ageneiosus inermis 6 Yes Paraguay near to a bridge, in direction to Lima/Departament of San Pedro Edit
135 2847 Onchoproteocephalidea II Acanthobothrium campbelli Marques, Brooks & Monks, 1995 1 Valid Urotrygon chilensis Urotrygon chilensis 6 No Costa Rica Edit
136 3115 Rhinebothriidea Echeneibothriidae Echeneibothrium canadensis Keeling & Burt, 1996 1 Valid Raja radiata Amblyraja radiata 6 Yes Canada Edit
137 3101 Tetraphyllidea Dioecotaeniidae Dioecotaenia cancellata (Linton, 1890) Schmidt, 1969 2 Valid Rhinoptera quadriloba Rhinoptera [bonasus] 6 No U.S.A. Maryland Edit
138 1937 Lecanicephalidea Polypocephalidae Polypocephalus caribbensis (Gardner & Schmidt, 1984) Jensen, 2005 2 Valid Urolophus jamaicensis Urobatis jamaicensis 6 No Jamaica Edit
139 3362 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890 2 Valid Carcharius obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 6 No U.S.A. Massachusetts Edit
140 3086 Onchoproteocephalidea II Onchobothriidae Cylindrophorus cervinus (Linton, 1890) Riser, 1955 2 Synonym Platybothrium cervinum Linton, 1890 Carcharius obscurus Carcharhinus obscurus 6 No Edit
141 5727 Diphyllidea Echinobothrium chisholmae Jones & Beveridge, 2001 1 Valid Rhinobatos typus Glaucostegus typus 6 Yes Australia Queensland Edit
142 2853 Onchoproteocephalidea II Acanthobothrium cimari Marques, Brooks & Monks, 1995 1 Valid Dasyatis longus Hypanus longus 6 No Costa Rica Edit
143 9944 Onchoproteocephalidea II Acanthobothrium cleofanus Monks, Brooks & Ponce de Leon, 1996 1 Valid Dasyatis longus Hypanus longus 6 No México Jalisco Edit
144 1795 Lecanicephalidea Polypocephalidae Discobothrium cobraformis (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Southwell, 1925 2 Synonym Hornellobothrium cobraformis Shipley & Hornell, 1906 Aetobatis narinari Aetobatus ocellatus 6 No Ceylon Edit
145 1812 Lecanicephalidea Polypocephalidae Hornellobothrium cobraformis Shipley & Hornell, 1906 2 Valid Aetobatis narinari Aetobatus ocellatus 6 No Ceylon Edit
146 2858 Onchoproteocephalidea II Acanthobothrium costarricense Marques, Brooks & Monks, 1995 1 Valid Dasyatis longus Hypanus longus 6 No Costa Rica Punta Morales, Puntarenas Province Edit
147 3034 Tetraphyllidea Calliobothriidae Calliobothrium creeveyae Butler, 1987 1 Valid Galeorhinus australis Galeorhinus galeus 6 Yes Australia Queensland Edit
148 13940 Diphyllobothriidea Diphyllobothriidae Dibothriocephalus dalliae (Rausch, 1956) Waeschenbach, Brabec, Scholz, Littlewood & Kuchta, 2017 2 Valid Larus glaucescens Larus glaucescens 6 No U.S.A. Napaskiak, Alaska Edit
149 2860 Onchoproteocephalidea II Acanthobothrium dasi Ghoshroy & Caira, 2001 1 Valid Dasyatis brevis Hypanus dipterurus 6 No México Edit
150 5704 Diphyllidea Echinobothrium diamanti Ivanov & Lipshitz, 2006 1 Synonym Coronocestus diamanti (Ivanov & Lipshitz, 2006) Caira, Marques, Jensen, Kuchta & Ivanov, 2013 Iago omanensis Iago omanensis 6 Yes Israel Northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba Edit