Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 14618 |
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| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Bothriocephalidae |
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| Genus | Bothriocephalus |
| Species | kupermani |
| Authority | Choudhury, Scholz & Beuchel, 2022 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Bothriocestus kupermani (Choudhury, Scholz & Beuchel, 2022) Scholz, Choudhury & Reyda, 2023 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Choudhury, A., T. Scholz, and J. S. Beuchel. 2023. A new species of Bothriocephalus (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) from Lepomis spp. (Actinopterygii: Centrarchidae) in North America. Journal of Parasitology 108(4): 343–352. (7501) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/12/2023 | Created | R. Kuchta |
| 07/12/2023 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 07/28/2023 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Centrarchiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Centrarchidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819, L. macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819, L. megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) | ||||||
| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | U.S.A. |
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| Body of Water | Paul Lake |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC), Michigan (Upper Peninsula) near Land-o-Lakes, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 46°15'04.78''N, 89°30'12.94''W |
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| Additional Localities | -Peter Lake (46815010.1700N, 89830012.9400W; 518 m a.s.l.); Bolger Bog (46813047.3700N, 8982909600W; 507 m a.s.l.), both UNDERC lakes, Wisconsin; Shawano Lake, Wisconsin (44847011.8800N, 88832039.6000W); Caribou Lake, Minnesota (47842059.0400N, 90839018.1800W), Duck Creek near Hobart, Wisconsin (44832001.0900N, 88807044.8900W), Fox River at Voyageur Park, De Pere, Wisconsin (44827003.3900N, 088803051.8300W). |
| Locality Notes | -516 meters above sea level [m a.s.l.] |
Specimens
| Type Material | -USNM No. 1593369 (holotype) -USNM 1593370–1593373, HWML 216811–216817, IPCAS C-914/1 (paratypes) |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Bothriocephalus kupermani n. sp. from Lepomis gibbosus. (A) Scolex and anteriormost proglottids in lateral view (Peter Lake). (B, C) Scoleces and anteriormost proglottids in dorsoventral view (B from Paul Lake, C from Shawano Lake). (D) Distribution of ventral vitelline follicles in two last mature and first gravid proglottids (note presence of median follicles connecting both lateral fields of vitelline follicles); holotype. (E) Gravid proglottid, dorsal view; only most lateral and most median vitelline follicles illustrated on dextral side of proglottid. 
Fig. 2. Bothriocephalus kupermani n. sp. from Lepomis gibbosus. Anterior region of worms from different geographical locations showing features of the scolex and strobila. (A) Paul Lake (dorsoventral view), (B) Peter Lake (dorsolateral view), (C) Peter Lake (lateral view), and (D) Shawano Lake (dorsoventral view). Color version available online.
Fig. 3. Bothriocephalus kupermani n. sp. from Lepomis gibbosus. Scoleces and proglottids. (A) From Paul Lake (dorsoventral view), (B) from Shawano Lake (dorsoventral view), (C) from Peter Lake (lateral view). (D) Vitelline follicles, from Caribou Lake. (E) Ovary, from Caribou Lake. (F) Testes, from Peter Lake. Color version available online. 
Bothriocephalus kupermani n. sp. from Lepomis gibbosus. SEM images of the scolex (A–E) and strobila (F, G). (A) Scolex, dorsolateral view (arrow indicating region of bothrial groove). (B) Scolex, lateral view. (C) Scolex, apical view (arrow indicating a central patch of more prominent microtriches). (D) Region of the bothrial groove (arrow in A) showing capilliform filitriches, coniform spinitriches and a tumulus (arrow). (E) Central area of the apical disc (arrow in C) showing capilliform filitriches and tumuli (arrow). (F) Anterior third of the strobila showing gently craspedote proglottids with numerous surface tumuli (arrow). (G) Surface of proglottid (arrow in F) showing shorter coniform spinitriches and 2 tumuli. Best viewed in Firefox
