Tapeworm Species Details

Australotaenia hylae (Johnston, 1912) de Chambrier & de Chambrier, 2010
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 11985
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Australotaenia
Species hylae
Authority (Johnston, 1912) de Chambrier & de Chambrier, 2010
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Ophiotaenia hylae Johnston, 1912; Batrachotaenia hylae (Johnston, 1912) Rudin, 1917; Batrachotaenia hylae (Johnston, 1912) Freze, 1965
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1912. Notes on some entozoa. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 63-91.

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de Chambrier, S. and A. de Chambrier. 2010. Two new genera and two new species of proteocephalidean tapeworms (Eucestoda) from reptiles and amphibians in Australia. Folia Parasitologica 57(4): 263-279.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A. 2004. Redescription of Ophiotaenia hylae Johnston, 1912 (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea), parasite of Litoria aurea (Amphibia: Hylidae) from Australia. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 111(2): 371-380.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/23/2013 Created B. Barbeau
10/16/2013Modified
10/28/2015ModifiedN. Arisco
02/05/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/06/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/10/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/18/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Amphibia
Host Order Anura
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Hyla
Species aurea
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Litoria
Species aurea
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Sydney, New South Wales
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -neighbourhood of Sydney

Specimens

Type Material - SAM 2325, 20689, 44141 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes SAM - South Australian Museum, Adelaide
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.