Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthotaenia shipleyi von Linstow, 1903
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2320
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Acanthotaenia
Species shipleyi
Authority von Linstow, 1903
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Crepidobothrium shipleyi (von Linstow, 1903) Meggitt, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Linstow, O., von. 1903. Drei neue Tänien aus Ceylon. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde, Abteilung I 33: 532-535.

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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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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/11/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
03/16/2010Modified
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
02/04/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
04/07/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/09/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/12/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Varanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Varanus
Species salvator
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Varanus
Species salvator
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Representative DNA sequences:MK328917, MK328920–3 (lsrDNA), MK328925, MK328928–31 (cox1)
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.