Tapeworm Species Details

Rostellotaenia nilotica (Beddard, 1913) Freze, 1963
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12506
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Rostellotaenia
Species nilotica
Authority (Beddard, 1913) Freze, 1963
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia (Acanthotaenia) nilotica Beddard, 1913; Crepidobothrium niloticum (Beddard, 1913) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus niloticus (Beddard, 1913) Baer, 1927; Acanthotaenia articulata Rudin, 1917; Acanthotaenia continua Rudin, 1917; Crepidobothrium articulatum (Rudin, 1917) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus articulatus (Rudin, 1917) Baer, 1927; Crepidobothrium continuum (Rudin, 1917) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus continuus (Rudin, 1917) Baer, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Beddard, F. E. 1913. Contributions to the anatomy and systematic arrangement of the Cestoidea. VII. On six species of tapeworms from reptiles, belonging to the genus Ichthyotaenia (s. l.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913(1): 4-36.

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Freze, V. I. 1965. [Proteocephalata in Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles] (In Russian). Osnovy Tsestodologii 5: 538 pp.

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Redescription

Scholz, T. and A. de Chambrier . 2019. Amendment of Rostellotaenia Freze, 1963 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from African monitors (Varanus spp.) and a redescription of its type-species, R. nilotica (Beddard, 1913). Systematic Parasitology 96: 659-672.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/14/2013 Created B. Barbeau
01/31/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/05/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
03/27/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
04/10/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Varanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Varanus
Species niloticus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Varanus
Species niloticus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Varanus albigularis, V. exanthematicus
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Zoological Garden in London (host imported)
Coordinates
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Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material - MHNG-PLAT-41360 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes syntype formerly in the collection of J.G. Baer at the Institut de Zoologie, Universite de Neuchatel, Switzerland
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.