Tapeworm Species Details

Kapsulotaenia pythonis (Wahid, 1968) de Chambrier, Brabec, Tran & Scholz, 2019
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 14202
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Kapsulotaenia
Species pythonis
Authority (Wahid, 1968) de Chambrier, Brabec, Tran & Scholz, 2019
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name Kapsulotaenia pythonis (Wahid, 1968) de Chambrier, Brabec, Tran & Scholz, 2019
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Wahid, S. 1968. A new species of the genus Acanthotaenia, with a note on Anonchotaenia trochilii from a new host. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 11: 81-83.

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de Chambrier, A., J. Brabec, B. T. Tran, and T. Scholz. 2019. Revision of Acanthotaenia von Linstow, 1903 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), parasites of monitors (Varanus spp.), based on morphological and molecular data. Parasitology Research 118: 1761-1783.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes not listed in Schmidt (1986)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/07/2020 Created B. Barbeau
10/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Pythonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Chondropython
Species viridis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Morelia
Species viridis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

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Additional Localities
Locality Notes host “died at the London Zoological Gardens”

Specimens

Type Material NHMUK 1998.10.12.18–22 (syntypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes 2 specimens deposited in RVC C1229 and C1230
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.