Tapeworm Species Details

Monobothrioides chalmersius (Woodland, 1924) Hunter, 1930
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12188
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Monobothrioides
Species chalmersius
Authority (Woodland, 1924) Hunter, 1930
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Caryophyllaeus chalmersius Woodland, 1924; Lytocestus chalmersius (Woodland, 1924) Fuhrmann & Baer, 1925
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1924. On a new species of the cestodarian genus Caryophyllaeus from an Egyptian siluroid. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 94(2): 529-532.

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Hunter III, G. W. 1930. Studies on the Caryophyllaeidae of North America. Illinois Biological Monograph 11(4): 186 pp.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Species was first placed in Monobothrioides by Hunter, 1930, found on pg. 24 of Cit #6106?

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/05/2013 Created B. Barbeau
06/12/2015ModifiedT. Scholz
10/03/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/19/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Clariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Clarias
Species anguillaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clarias
Species anguillaris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Clarias sp.
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sudan
Body of Water Nile River
Island(s)
City/Region Khartoum
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Nilo Sudan ichthyological province—Nile River (Egypt, Sudan), Senegal River (Senegal); Lake Chad
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1927.8.6.1–25; MHNG-PLAT- 41609 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.