Orygmatobothrium
| Orygmatobothrium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Cestoda |
| Order: | Tetraphyllidea |
| Family: | Phyllobothriidae |
| Genus: | Orygmatobothrium Diesing, 1863 |
Orygmatobothrium is a genus of tapeworms in the family Phyllobothriidae (order Phyllobothriidea). The genus was first described by Austrian zoologist Karl Moriz Diesing in 1863.[1][2][3] Species of Orygmatobothrium are intestinal parasites that infect elasmobranch fishes, particularly sharks of the family Triakidae.[4] They have been recorded from several marine regions, including the Persian Gulf, the Atlantic coast of South America, and the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ^ Ebrahimi Moghadam, Fatemeh; Haseli, Mohammad (2019-06-01). "Orygmatobothrium persiense n. sp. (Cestoda: Phyllobothriidea) from the Arabian Smooth-Hound Shark Mustelus mosis (Triakidae) in the Persian Gulf". Acta Parasitologica. 64 (2): 288–294. doi:10.2478/s11686-019-00035-x. ISSN 1896-1851. PMID 30820882.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Orygmatobothrium Diesing, 1863". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ Ivanov, Vernica A. (2008). "Orygmatobothrium spp. (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Triakid Sharks in Argentina: Redescription of Orygmatobothrium schmittii and Description of a New Species". The Journal of Parasitology. 94 (5): 1087–1097. doi:10.1645/GE-1482.1. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 40059155. PMID 18576811.
- ^ "North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)". www.vliz.be. Retrieved 2025-08-24.