Tapeworm Species Details

Amphicotyle heteropleura (Diesing, 1850) Lühe, 1902
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12439
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Amphicotyle
Species heteropleura
Authority (Diesing, 1850) Lühe, 1902
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Dibothrium heteropleurum Diesing, 1850; Amphicotyle typica Diesing, 1863; Bothriocephalus heteropleurus (Diesing, 1850) Stossich, 1890
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Lühe, M. 1902. Revision meines Bothriocephalidean Systeme. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde und Infektionskrankheiten. Originale. 31: 318-331.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, J. Brabec, D. Jirsová, and A. Gustinelli. 2008. Bothriocephalidean tapeworms (Cestoda) from the blackfish, Centrolophus niger (Perciformes: Centrolophidae). Folia Parasitologica 55: 111–121.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/12/2013 Created B. Barbeau
06/24/2014Modified
09/09/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/24/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/29/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Percifomes
Host Family Centrolophidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Centrolophus
Species pompilius
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Centrolophus
Species niger
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water Mediterranean Sea
Island(s)
City/Region Trieste
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -as Tergesti -collected by Koch

Specimens

Type Material -NMW 21600 (type)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes -probably type material
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.