Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12966 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Paruterinidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Anonchotaenia (Anonchotaenia) |
| Species | vaslata |
| Authority | Phillips, Georgiev, Waeschenbach & Mariaux, 2014 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | |
| Citation(s) |
Phillips, A. J., B. B. Georgiev, A. Waeschenbach, and J. Mariaux. 2014. Two new and two redescribed species of Anonchotaenia (Cestoda: Paruterinidae) from South American birds. Folia Parasitologica 61(5): 441-461. (6461) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/14/2014 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 01/03/2015 | Modified |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Passeriformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Tyrannidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | small intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Paraguay |
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| Body of Water | |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Jejui, San Pedro |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 24°06'S; 56°27'W |
| DD Longitude | |
| Additional Localities | |
| Locality Notes | elevation 96m |
Specimens
| Type Material | MHNG-PLAT 37770 (holotype [in black brackets] and one paratype on the same slide, 4 paratypes [3 complete worms and 1 detached scolex] on a separate slide |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | five complete worms and one detached scolex |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 1. Drawings of whole worms. A – Anonchotaenia prolixa sp. n., holotype (MHNG-PLAT-64401), from Elaenia albiceps chilensis; B – Anonchotaenia vaslata sp. n., holotype (MHNG-PLAT 37770), from Tyrannus melancholicus. Abbreviations: PO – paruterine organ; VO – vermiform oncospheres.
Fig. 3. Anonchotaenia vaslata sp. n., holotype (MHNG-PLAT 37770), from Tyrannus melancholicus. A – scolex; B – terminal genital ducts; C – mature proglottides; D – pre-gravid proglottides; E – gravid proglottides with eggs passing into the paruterine organ. 

