Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 12701
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Anteropora
Species cuba
Authority Mojica, Jensen & Caira, 2013
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By R. Guyer
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 , R. Guyer, V. Lopez
08/22/2014Modified
08/03/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/16/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
08/07/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Himantura
Species cf. gerrardi 1
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Maculabatis
Species macrura
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 South China Sea
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region ~32 km off Kuching, Sarawak
Coordinates
DD Latitude 02°00'N
DD Longitude 110°38'E
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: MZUM(P) 2013.1(H) Paratypes: MZUM(P)2013.2(P), 3(P) (2 whole mounts); SBC-P-00060 (1 whole mount); ZRC.PAR. 22 (1 whole mount); USNPC 106521 (4 whole mounts) and LRP 7968, 7969 (2 whole mounts); 2 scoleces prepared for SEM retained by K. Jensen at the University of Kansas
Total Number of Type Specimens 13 specimens: 11 whole mounts of mature worms and two scoleces prepared for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.