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Amphicotyle ceratias Tkachev, 1979
Bothriocephalidea: Triaenophoridae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12440
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Triaenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Amphicotyle
Species ceratias
Authority Tkachev, 1979
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Kimocestus ceratias (Tkachev, 1979) Kuchta, Scholz & Bray, 2008
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Kuchta
Citation(s)

Tkachev, V. 1979. Amphicotyle ceratias sp. n. (Pseudophyllideal; Amphicotylidae), a parasite of the marine fish, Ceratias holboelli. Parazitologiia / Akademiia nauk SSSR 13(5): 549-552.

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Redescription

Kuchta, R., T. Scholz, and R. A. Bray. 2008. Revision of the order Bothriocephalidea Kuchta, Scholz, Brabec & Bray, 2008 (Eucestoda) with amended generic diagnoses and keys to families and genera. Systematic Parasitology 71: 81-136.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/12/2013 Created B. Barbeau
07/02/2014Modified
08/24/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
09/18/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Lophiiformes
Host Family Ceratiidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Ceratias
Species holboelli
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Ceratias
Species holboelli
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Indian Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -off South Australia

Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.