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Peltidocotyle lenha (Woodland, 1933) Woodland, 1934
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2309
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Peltidocotyle
Species lenha
Authority (Woodland, 1933) Woodland, 1934
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Othinoscolex lenha Woodland, 1933; Woodlandiella myzofera (Woodland, 1933) Freze, 1965
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1933. On a new subfamily of proteocephalid cestodes-the Othinoscolecinae-from the Amazon siluroid fish Platystomatichthys sturio (Kner). Parasitology 25: 491-500 +Plate X.

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Redescription

Zehnder, M. P. & A. de Chambrier. 2000. Morphological and molecular analyses of the genera Peltidocotyle Diesing 1850 and Othinoscolex Woodland 1933, and a morphological study of Woodlandiella Freze, 1965 (Eucestoda, Proteocephalidea), parasites of South American siluriform fishes (Pimelodidae). Systematic Parasitology 46: 33-43.

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Scientific Name Notes Zehnder & de Chambrier synonymized Woodlandiella myzofera with Peltidocotyle lenha; thus, supressing the genus Woodlandiella; Woodland lists the combination P. lenha in Cit# 5470 referring to Cit# 3961 for the Authority but B. Barbeau could not find that name in that citation.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/09/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
02/17/2010Modified
05/01/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
05/06/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/01/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/18/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Platystomatichthys
Species sturio
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sorubimichthys
Species planiceps
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes Tyhe host was misidentified; peixe lenha is Sorubimichthys planiceps (see de Chambrier & Scholz, 2008)

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region 50 miles below Santarem
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.