Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14201 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea I |
| Family | Proteocephalidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Synbranchiella |
| Species | megacirrus |
| Authority | Scholz, Choudhury & Brooks, 2019 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | 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. (7147) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 10/07/2020 | Created | B. Barbeau |
| 10/07/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 10/09/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Perciformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Mugilidae | ||||||
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| 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 |
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| Body of Water | Rio Murcielago |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Guanacaste |
| Coordinates | 10° 55' 00N, 85° 45' 00W |
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| 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) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 4 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figures 1–3. Synbranchiella megacirrus n. sp. from Dajaus monticola, Costa Rica. (1) Total view; anterior part of strobila with scolex in dorsal view, remaining 6 proglottids (in the middle and right side) in ventral view (holotype). (2) Last, gravid proglottid; ventrally (paratype). (3) Egg.
Figures 4–9. Synbranchiella megacirrus n. sp. from Dajaus monticola, Costa Rica. (4, 5) Scolex; note biloculate suckers (4, holotype; 5, paratype). (6) Terminal genitalia; note a large elongate vaginal sphincter near the genital pore and missing preporal vitelline follicles (holotype). (7) Mature proglottid;
ventrally. (8, 9) Cross sections at the level of the ovary and testes, respectively. 

