Tapeworm Species Details

Synbranchiella Arredondo, Alves & Gil de Pertierra, 2017
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14077
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Synbranchiella
Species
Authority Arredondo, Alves & Gil de Pertierra, 2017
Taxonomic Status
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record Yes
Type Species Synbranchiella mabelae
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Arredondo, N. J., P. V. Alves, and A. A. Gil de Pertierra. 2017. A new genus of proteocephalid tapeworm (Cestoda) from the marbled swamp eel Synbranchus marmoratus Bloch (Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) in the River Paraná basin, Argentina. Folia Parasitologica 64: 015.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/10/2020 Created B. Barbeau
01/10/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Synbranchiformes
Host Family Synbranchidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Synbranchus
Species marmoratus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Synbranchus
Species marmoratus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host anterior intestine
Host Notes vernacular name ‘anguila criolla’ in Argentina; marbled swamp eel in English

Type Locality

Country Argentina
Body of Water River Colastiné
Island(s)
City/Region near Barrio Colastiné Sur, Santa Fe Province
Coordinates 31° 40'S, 60° 46'W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities River Paraná-Guazú (tributary of the River Paraná; Lower Paraná), Entre Rios Province, Argentina (33° 54' S; 58° 52' W)
Locality Notes tributary of the River Paraná; Middle Paraná

Specimens

Type Material Holotype IPCAS No. C-758/1 (entire worm with serial transverse sections, on three slides); Paratypes MACN-Pa 619/1A, B (entire worm with serial transverse sections on two slides), MACN-Pa 619/2 (hologenophore; scolex used for SEM micrographs, strobila with serial transverse sections on one slide)
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.