Selfcoelum goliath (Witenberg 1923) Witenberg 1923
- Dataset
- Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Dronen, Norman O., Blend, Charles K. (2015): Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007. Zootaxa 4053 (1): 1-100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4053.1.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- class
- Trematoda
- order
- Echinostomida
- family
- Cyclocoelidae
- genus
- Selfcoelum
- species
- Selfcoelum goliath
materials_examined
Type host. Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus) (Syn. Totanus glottis [Gunnerus]) (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae). Type locality. Type locality unknown; given as Dongebiet (Also spelled Don-Bebiet), Rostov, southern Russian Federation- Yamaguti (1958, 1971). Additional host. Eurasian coot, Fulica atra Linnaeus (Gruiformes: Rallidae). Additional locality. Turkistan, Russian Federation, specific locality unknown — Yamaguti (1971). Remarks. This species was originally described as Cyclocoelum (Antepharyngeum) goliath Witenberg, 1923. It was considered a synonym of Cyclocoelum mutabile (Zeder, 1800) by Dubois (1959). This species was transferred to Harrahium by Dollfus (1948). It has a genital pore that is located posterior to the mid-level of the pharynx (postpharyngeal) and the vitelline fields are not confluent posteriorly, placing it in Selfcoelum. No oral or ventral sucker described — Witenberg (1923).