Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus platycephalus Monticelli, 1889
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12416
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species platycephalus
Authority Monticelli, 1889
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Australicola platycephalus (Monticelli, 1889) Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Synonyms Australicola pectinatus Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Monticelli, F. S. 1889. Notes on some Entozoa in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 57: 321-325.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R. and T. Scholz. 2006. Australicola pectinatus n. gen. and n. sp. (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) from deep-sea fish Beryx splendens from Tasmania. Journal of Parasitology 92: 126-129.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
09/09/2014Modified
01/26/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
05/17/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Beryciformes
Host Family Berycidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Beryx
Species decadactyla
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Beryx
Species decadactylus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Portugal
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s) Madeira
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -BMNH No. 2007.3.29.1 (type)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -material was identified as type by Kuchta et al. (2008)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.