Tapeworm Species Details

Hornellobothrium kolossakotta Mojica, Jensen & Caira, 2014
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13444
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Hornellobothrium
Species kolossakotta
Authority Mojica, Jensen & Caira, 2014
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Mojica, K. R., K. Jensen, and J. N. Caira. 2014. The ocellated eagle ray, Aetobatus ocellatus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae), from Borneo and Northern Australia as host of four new species of Hornellobothrium (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea). Journal of Parasitology 100(4): 504–515.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/27/2015 Created K. Jensen
01/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
03/16/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Myliobatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aetobatus
Species ocellatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aetobatus
Species ocellatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Indonesia
Body of Water South China Sea
Island(s) Borneo
City/Region off Sepuk Laut, West Kalimantan
Coordinates
DD Latitude 00°12'51"S
DD Longitude 109°05'00"E
Additional Localities Makassar Strait off Manggar (01°12'55"S, 116°58'27"E), East Kalimantan, Indonesia (host accession no. KA-431); Buffalo Creek at Lee Point (12°20'11"S, 130°54'39"E), Timor Sea, Northern Territory, Australia (host accession no. AU-41)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material holotype (MZB Ca189) and 4 paratypes (whole mounts; MZB Ca190–193); 3 paratypes (whole mounts; QM G234358–234360); 9 paratypes (8 whole mounts and 1 cross sections series and its whole-mounted voucher; USNPC 107950–107951); 6 paratypes (whole mounts; LRP 8445–8450); 4 whole worms prepared for SEM retained in the personal collection of K.J. at the University of Kansas
Total Number of Type Specimens based on 27 specimens: 22 whole mounts of mature worms, cross section series of 1 mature proglottid, and 4 whole worms prepared for SEM
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.