Tapeworm Species Details

Amphoteromorphus peniculus Diesing, 1850
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Zygobothriinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2298
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Zygobothriinae
Genus Amphoteromorphus
Species peniculus
Authority Diesing, 1850
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz, P. V. Alves
Citation(s)

Diesing, K. M. 1850. Systema Helminthum, Vol. I. Wilhelmum Braumüller, Vindobonae [Vienna], 679 pp.

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Redescription

Carfora, M., A. de Chambrier, C. Vaucher. 2003. Le genre Amphoteromorphus (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea), parasite de poissons-chats d’Amérique tropicale: étude morphologique et approche biosystématique par électrophorèse des protéines. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 110: 381-409.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/12/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
09/01/2010Modified
01/24/2017ModifiedT. Scholz
04/12/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Bagrus
Species goliath
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Brachyplatystoma
Species rousseauxii
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes Erroneously reported as Brachyplatystoma flavicans in some reports

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Villa dos Manes
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Amazon River, Iquitos, Region of Loretos, Peru (3°47'S; 73°20'W)
Locality Notes Type specimens collected by Natterer on 21.01.1834,

Specimens

Type Material Syntypes in the collection box MHNG-PLAT C35/82-89
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.