Tapeworm Species Details

Synbranchiella megacirrus Scholz, Choudhury & Brooks, 2019
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14201
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Synbranchiella
Species megacirrus
Authority Scholz, Choudhury & Brooks, 2019
Taxonomic Status
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Genus Record No
Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Scholz, T., A. Choudhury, and D. Brooks. 2019. A new species of Synbranchiella (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from the mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola) in Costa Rica. Journal of Parasitology 105(1): 79-84.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/07/2020 Created B. Barbeau
10/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/09/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Mugilidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Dajaus
Species monticola
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Dajaus
Species monticola
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host anterior intestine
Host Notes syn. Agonostomus monticola; vernacular name tepemechín in Costa Rica; fish examined on 10 June 1998.

Type Locality

Country Coast Rica
Body of Water Rio Murcielago
Island(s)
City/Region Guanacaste
Coordinates 10° 55' 00N, 85° 45' 00W
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes northwestern Costa Rica, 30m above sea level

Specimens

Type Material Holotype NMNH 1480512 (gravid worm on 1 slide); 1 paratype HWML 139855 (gravid worm on 1 slide); 1 paratype IPCAS C-788 (mature/gravid worm on 1 slide); cross sections (IPCAS C-788)
Total Number of Type Specimens 4
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.