Tapeworm Species Details

Monobothrioides woodlandi Mackiewicz & Beverley-Burton, 1967
Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 154
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Lytocestidae
Subfamily
Genus Monobothrioides
Species woodlandi
Authority Mackiewicz & Beverley-Burton, 1967
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Mackiewicz, J. S. and M. Beverley-Burton. 1967. Monobothrioides woodlandi sp. nov. (Cestoidea: Caryophyllidea) from Clarias mellandi Boulenger (Cypriniformes: Clariidae) in Zambia, Africa. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 34: 125-128.

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Scholz, T., J. Brabec, K. Hrubá, & M. Jirků. 2021. High species diversity of fish tapeworms in congeneric hosts in Africa: revision of Monobothrioides (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), including description of two new species and molecular phylogeny. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 21: 447–466.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/13/2005 Created Scholz, Oros
02/04/2010Modified
04/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
08/19/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygyi
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Clariidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Clarias
Species mellandi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Clarias
Species ngamensis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Zambia (North Rhodesia)
Body of Water Lake Chali
Island(s)
City/Region Bangweulu Swamp complex, 8 km from the junction of Zambezi and Luapula rivers
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - USNPC No. 61727 (holotype) - USNPC No. 61728 (paratype) - BMNH No. 1967.1.16.1
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material - USNPC No. 61729 (sections and 14 immature worms) - BMNH No. 1967.1.16.2-4 (8 immature worms) 16 remaining worms in J.S.M. collection
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.