Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthotaenia overstreeti Brooks & Schmidt, 1978
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2319
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Acanthotaenia
Species overstreeti
Authority Brooks & Schmidt, 1978
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. & G. D. Schmidt. 1978. Acanthtaenia overstreeti sp. n. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from a Puerto Rican lizard, the first acanthotaeniine in the New World. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 45: 193-195.

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de Chambrier, A., J. Brabec, B. T. Tran, and T. Scholz. 2019. Revision of Acanthotaenia von Linstow, 1903 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), parasites of monitors (Varanus spp.), based on morphological and molecular data. Parasitology Research 118: 1761-1783.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/12/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
02/09/2010Modified
04/09/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Iguanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Cyclura
Species stejnegeri
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Cyclura
Species stejnegeri
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Puerto Rico
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Mona Island
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Holotype: USNPC 73060 Paratypes: USNPC 73061
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material unmounted fragments in original vial: USNPC 26907
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.