Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14474 |
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| Order | Caryophyllidea |
| Family | Capingentidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Archigetes |
| Species | vadosus |
| Authority | Uhrovič, Oros, Kudlai, Kuchta, & Scholz, 2022 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Synonyms | |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Uhrovič, D., M. Oros, O. Kudlai, R. Kuchta, and T. Scholz. 2022. Archigetes Leuckart, 1878 (Cestoda, Caryophyllidea): diversity of enigmatic fish tapeworms with monoxenic life cycles. Parasite 29: 6. (7445) Download PDF |
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| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 05/25/2022 | Created | R. Kuchta |
| 05/25/2022 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 07/26/2023 | Modified | K. Jensen |
| 08/07/2023 | Modified | T. Scholz |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Cypriniformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Catostomidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | anterior intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Bluff Creek |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Mississippi |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 30.4568653 |
| DD Longitude | -88.6180754 |
| Additional Localities | Pascagoula River and Sunflower River, Indianola (all Mississippi, USA), Reelfoot Lake (Tennessee, USA). |
| Locality Notes |
Specimens
| Type Material | -Holotype from I. bubalus (host code No. US 862d) collected on 23 June 2019 (IPCAS C-905/1); two para- types (hologenophores) from I. bubalus (US 862b, c) (IPCAS C-905/1); one paratype from I. bubalus (US 831d-3), one paratype from I. bubalus (US 863c) (USNM 1661736); two paratypes from I. bubalus (US 869b) (HWML 216783; 216784; IPCAS C-905/1); one paratype from I. bubalus (US 871a) (USNM 1661737) |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Figure 9. Line drawings of Archigetes vadosus n. sp. from Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque), Bluff Creek, Pascagoula River, Mississippi, USA (host field codes US 862d, IPCAS C-905/1). A – total view (testes and vitelline follicles are not illustrated in the middle portion of the body), B – anterior part with scolex, C – posterior part.
Figure 10. Scanning electron micrographs of Archigetes vadosus n. sp. from Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque) A, C – specimens from host field codes US 831d, Oxbow south of Cumbest Bridge landing, Pascagoula River, Mississippi, USA; B – specimen from host code FR19_765, Sunflower River in Indianola, Mississippi, USA; D – specimen from host code US 862d (all specimens IPCAS C-905/1), Bluff Creek, Pascagoula River, Mississippi, USA. A – total view, B – detail of scolex, C, D – variability in scolex shape. 

