Rhinebothroides mclennanae Brooks & Amato, 1992

Description


Rhinebothroides mclennanae Brooks & Amato, 1992

(= R. glandularis Brooks, Mayes & Thorson, 1981)

Type host.

Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Infection site.

Middle third of spiral valve.

Type locality.

Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Corumbá.

Holotype.

CHIOC 32814 a.

Paratypes.

CHIOC 32814 b–f.

Remarks.

Other paratypes deposited in the HWML collection. Species synonymized with R. glandularis by Marques and Brooks (2003).

References.

Brooks and Amato (1992), Marques and Brooks (2003).

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Platyhelminthes

Class: Cestoda

Order: Rhinebothriidea

Family: Rhinebothriidae

Genus: Rhinebothroides

Species: Rhinebothroides mclennanae Brooks & Amato, 1992

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