Tapeworm Species Details

Monobothrium punctulatum Diesing, 1864
Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 148
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Caryophyllaeidae
Subfamily
Genus Monobothrium
Species punctulatum
Authority Diesing, 1864
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name
Synonyms ? Caryophyllaeus punctulatus Molin, 1858
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1863. Revision der Cephalocotyleen. Abtheilung: Paramecocotyleen. Sitzungsberichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien Mathematische-Naturwissenschuften Classe Abtheilung I. 48(6): 200-345.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Probably a species of the Tetraphyllidea; not listed in Schmidt (1986). Diesing (1863) is not the original author of the taxon that was first described by Molin (1858)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created Scholz, Oros
02/26/2013Modified
04/02/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/12/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Anguilliformes
Host Family Congridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Conger
Species vulgaris
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Conger
Species vulgaris
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes Type host is probably Anguilla anguilla since the type locality is inland (freshwater)

Type Locality

Country Italy
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Patavia (Padua)
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Deposition of type material not indicated Specimen, not marked as type, is deposited in NHMW No. 2632
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.