Tapeworm Species Details

Anteropora joannae Mojica, Jensen & Caira, 2013
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12700
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Anteropora
Species joannae
Authority Mojica, Jensen & Caira, 2013
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K. Jensen
Citation(s)

Mojica, K. R., K. Jensen, and J. N. Caira. 2013. Revision of Anteropora (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) and descriptions of five new species from stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) in Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 61(2): 491–506.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/03/2013 Created K. Jensen , V. Lopez
07/25/2014Modified
08/03/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymma 1
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Taeniura
Species lymma 1
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes host ID sensu Naylor et al. (2012)

Type Locality

Country Malaysia
Body of Water Celebes Sea
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region Pulau Mabul, Sabah
Coordinates
DD Latitude 04°14'N
DD Longitude 118°38'E
Additional Localities MALAYSIA: Semporna (04°28'N, 118°37'E), Sabah, Celebes Sea. INDONESIA: Tanjung Batu (02°16'N, 118°06'E), East Kalimantan, Sulawesi Sea, Pulau Rabu-Rabu (02°19'N, 118°07'E), East Kalimantan, Celebes Sea
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: MZUM(P) 2013.7(H) Paratypes: MZUM(P) 2013.8(P)–11(P) (4 whole mounts); ZRC.PAR. 25, 26 (2 whole mounts); USNPC 10625–10630 (6 whole mounts and proglottid cross-section series); LRP 7974–7981 (5 whole mounts, and proglottid cross-section series and voucher; three whole prepared for SEM retained by K. Jensen at the University of Kansas
Total Number of Type Specimens 25 specimens: 20 whole mounts of mature worms, two cross-section series of mature proglottids, and three whole worms prepared for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.