Tapeworm Species Details

Spatulifer rugosa (Woodland, 1935) Brooks & Deardorff, 1980
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14123
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Spatulifer
Species rugosa
Authority (Woodland, 1935) Brooks & Deardorff, 1980
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Monticellia rugosa Woodland, 1935
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1935. Some more remarkable cestodes from Amazon siluroid fish. Parasitology 27: 207-225 + Plates.

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Brooks, D. R. and T. L. Deardorff. 1980. Three proteocephalid cestodes from Colombian siluriform fishes, including Nominoscolex alovarius sp. n. (Monticelliidae: Zygobothriinae). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 47: 15-21.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
05/04/2020 Created T. Scholz
11/22/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/18/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species fasciatum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species fasciatum
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1964.12.15.184-198
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.