Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12894 |
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| Order | |
| Family | Hymenolepididae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Dildotaenia |
| Species | Latovarium |
| Authority | Dronen, Schmidt, Allison & Mellen 1988 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Dronen, N. O., G. D. Schmidt, B. R. Allison and J. W. Mellen. 1988. SOME PARASITICH ELMINTHFSR OMT HEA MERICAN OYSTERCATCHERH, AEMAT OPUSP ALLIAT US TEMMINCK, FROM THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND THE COMMON PIED OYSTERCATCHERH, . OSTRALEGUSL INNAEUSF, ROM NEW ZEALAND,I NCLUDINGD ILDOTAENILAA TOVARIUM N. GEN. AND N. SP. (CESTODA: HYMENOLEPIDIDAE). J. Parasit. 74(5): 864-867. (6416) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 08/08/2014 | Created | |
| 05/11/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| City/Region | Galveston, Texas |
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| Additional Localities | South Island, New Zealand |
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Specimens
| Type Material | USNM Helm. Coll. No. 80271 (Holotype) USNM Helm. Coll. Nos. 80272 and 80273; Texas A&M Cooperative Wildlife Regional Coll. No. 78A-38, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University. |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURES 1-7. Dildotaenia latovarium n. gen. and n. sp. from Haematopus palliatus and H. ostralegus. 1.
Scolex partially retracted. 2. Scolex fully extended. 3. Scolex fully retracted. 4. Hook from rostellum. 5. Immature
proglottid. 6. Mature proglottid. E = external seminal vesicle, R = seminal receptacle, 0 = ovary, T = testis,
V = vitellarium. 7. Enlarged view of the genital atrium and internal seminal vesicle regions. S = copulatory
spicule, I = internal seminal vesicle. 

