Tapeworm Species Details

Australophiotaenia longmani (Johnston, 1916) de Chambrier, Beveridge & Scholz, 2018
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14109
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Australophiotaenia
Species longmani
Authority (Johnston, 1916) de Chambrier, Beveridge & Scholz, 2018
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Crepidobothrium longmani (Johnston, 1916) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus longmani (Johnston, 1916) Hughes, Barker & Dawson, 1941; Ophiotaenia longmani (Johnston, 1911) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1916. Helminthological Notes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 5: 186-196.

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de Chambrier, A., I. Beveridge, and T. Scholz. 2018. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) of Australian reptiles: hidden diversity of strictly host-specific parasites. Zootaxa 4461(4): 477–498.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., I. Beveridge, and T. Scholz. 2018. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) of Australian reptiles: hidden diversity of strictly host-specific parasites. Zootaxa 4461(4): 477–498.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/09/2020 Created T. Scholz
04/10/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Pythonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Aspidites
Species ramsayi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Aspidites
Species ramsayi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Yeulba (now usually spelled as Yuleba), Queensland
Coordinates S, 26°37′0″E
DD Latitude 149°23′0″
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - AHC 20085, 20523, 20733, 28408, QM G16/468, QM 463—16 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes AHC - Australian Helminthological Collection, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.