Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 1990 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Metadilepididae |
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| Genus | Pseudadelphoscolex |
| Species | eburnensis |
| Authority | Mariaux, Bona & Vaucher, 1992 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Mariaux, J., F. V. Bona, and C. Vaucher. 1992. A new genus of Metadilepididae (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) parasitic in Terpsiphone rufiventer (Aves: Muscicapidae) from the Ivory Coast. Journal of Parasitology 78(2): 309-313. (2632) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 03/15/2004 | Created | Caira , Georgiev |
| 04/13/2010 | Modified |
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| Site in Host | anterior and middle part of intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Ivory Coast |
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| City/Region | Yapo Classified Forest (50 km N of Abidjan) |
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| DD Latitude | 5°45’N |
| DD Longitude | 4°09’W |
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Specimens
| Type Material | -MHNG No. 987.258 (holotype) -MHNG No. 987.259 & 260 (paratypes) |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
FIGURES 1-3. Pseudadelphoscolex eburnensis n. gen., n. sp. 1. Rostellar hooks. a, Length of the blade and handle; b, length of the guard. Scale bar = 10 µm. 2. Cirrus pouch from gravid proglottid. Scale bar = 50 µm. 3. Adult proglottid. Scale bar = 50 µm.
FIGURE 5. Development of the uterus from young (A) to advanced (E) gravid proglottids in Pseudadel- phoscolex eburnensis n. gen., n. sp. Note the clearly bilobed young uterus (A) and the cirrus pouch inflation from A to D. FIGURE 6. Sections of the eggs of Pseudadelphoscolex eburnensis n. gen., n. sp. A. Small uterine cavity containing 1 egg. Note the secreted layer delaminating from the uterine septa (arrows). Scale bar = 5 µm. B. Detail of the egg envelopes. The arrowhead indicates the embryophore, the arrows indicate the external coat and the asterisk shows the tube piercing the polar cap. Scale bar = 2 µm. E, embryophore; On, oncosphere. 

