Tapeworm Species Details

Biacetabulum macrocephalum McCrae, 1962
Caryophyllidea: Capingentidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 170
Order Caryophyllidea
Family Capingentidae
Subfamily
Genus Biacetabulum
Species macrocephalum
Authority McCrae, 1962
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

McCrae, R. C. 1962. Biacetabulum macrocephalum sp. n. (Cestoda: Caryophyllaeidae) from the white sucker Catostomus commersoni (Lacépede) in Northern Colorado. Journal of Parasitology 48(6): 807-811.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
10/14/2005 Created Scholz, Hanzelova
04/13/2010Modified
04/01/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
03/15/2021ModifiedR. Kuchta
08/11/2021ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Cypriniformes
Host Family Cyprinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Catostomus
Species commersoni
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Catostomus
Species commersoni
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Horsetooth Reservoir and Cache la Poudre River
Island(s)
City/Region Colorado, Larimer Co.
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - USNPC No. 39440 (holotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.