Tapeworm Species Details

Floriparicapitus juliani Cielocha, Jensen & Caira, 2014
Lecanicephalidea: Lecanicephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 13523
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Lecanicephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Floriparicapitus
Species juliani
Authority Cielocha, Jensen & Caira, 2014
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Cielocha, J. J., K. Jensen, and J. N. Caira. 2014. Floriparicapitus, a new genus of lecanicephalidean tapeworm (Cestoda) from sawfishes (Pristidae) and guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Parasitology 100(4): 485–499.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/06/2015 Created K. Jensen
08/06/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
01/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
12/15/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Rhinopristiformes
Host Family Pristidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pristis
Species pristis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pristis
Species pristis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Pacific Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Queensland
Coordinates
DD Latitude none given
DD Longitude
Additional Localities none
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype (QM G234408; whole worm) and 5 paratypes (QM G234409–G234413; 4 whole worms, and scolex frontal and mature proglottid cross-sections with strobila voucher); 4 paratypes (USNPC 108158; 3 whole worms, and scolex frontal and immature and mature proglottid cross-sections with strobila voucher); 3 paratypes (LRP 8475–8477; whole worms); 1 scolex prepared for SEM with strobila voucher retained with KJ at the University of Kansas.
Total Number of Type Specimens 14
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.