Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12395 |
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| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Bothriocephalidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Polyonchobothrium |
| Species | clarias |
| Authority | (Woodland, 1925) Meggitt, 1930 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Tetracampos ciliotheca Wedl, 1861 |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | R. Kuchta |
| Citation(s) |
Woodland, W. N. F. 1925. On some remarkable new Monticellia-like and other cestodes from Sudanese siluroids. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 69: 703-729. (3957) Download PDFMeggitt, F. J. 1930. Report on a collection of cestodes, mainly from Egypt. Part VI. Conclusion. Parasitology 22: 338-345. (4782) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
Kuchta, R., A. Burianová, M. Jirků, A. de Chambrier, M. Oros, J. Brabec, and T. Scholz. 2012. Bothriocephalidean tapeworms (Cestoda) of freshwater fish in Africa, including erection of Kirstenella n. g. and description of Tetracampos martinae n. sp. Zootaxa 3309: 1–35. (5882) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 02/07/2013 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 01/15/2021 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Suliformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Clariidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Sudan |
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| Body of Water | Nile River |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Khartoum |
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| Locality Notes | -3 whole worms and portions of about three others, all stained and mounted whole, and large number of transverse and horisontal well-stained sections contained in Dr. Chalmers´s collection fro mthe Sudan |
Specimens
| Type Material | -BMNH 1965.2.24.29-35 (syntype) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | -3 whole worms and portions of about three others, all stained and mounted whole, and large number of transverse and horisontal well-stained sections |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 18 A young mature worm, 12x; Fig. 19 The scolex, with crown of spines and the rwo deep bothria, 87.5x; Fig. 20 Mature and completely gravid proglottids in juxtaposition, 39x; Fig. 21 Mature proglottid, from the dorsal aspect, 180x; Fig. 22 Transverse section through a mature proglottid in the region of the vagina opening and ovarian isthmus, 180x; Fig. 23 Transverse section through the same mature proglottid as is shown in fig. 22 (four sections intervene between the two sections figured) in the region of the cirrus-sac opening, 180x; Fig. 24 Transverse section through the same mature proglottid as is shown in figs. 22 and 23 (six sections intervene between the section of fig. 23 and this section) in the region of the slightly dilated uterus and coils of vas deferens, 180x; Fig. 25 Transverse section through the a proglottid in which is the uterusis about half dilated. Region of cirrus-sac opening, 87.5x; Fig. 26 Transverse section through the a proglottid in which the uterusis is about three-quarters dilated. Region of ventral uterine pore, The completely dilated uterus is shown in fig. 20, 87.5x. 
BMNH 1965.2.24.29-35 (syntype) 
BMNH 1965.2.24.29-35 (syntype) 
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