Species Otobothrium curtum (Linton, 1909)
- Otobothrium curtum Linton, E. 1909. Helminth fauna of the Dry Tortugas. I. Cestoda. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 102: 157-190.
Type data:
Holotype USNPC 9000, Tortugas, Florida, USA.Type host:
Squalus cuvier Péron & Lesueur, 1822 [CARCHARHINIDAE]
Generic Combinations
- Otobothrium curtum (Linton, 1909).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
USA. New Caledonia
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) [CARCHARHINIDAE] Tiger Shark (definitive host)).
General References
Beveridge, I. & Justine, J.-L. 2007. Redescriptions of four species of Otobothrium Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) , including new records from Australia, New Caledonia and Malaysia, with the description of O. parvum n. sp. Zootaxa 1587: 1-25 (Australian record)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TRYPANORHYNCHA Diesing, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| CESTODA | 03-Feb-2014 | ADDED |