Tapeworm Species Details

Crepidobothrium macroacetabula Kugi & Sawada, 1972
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2338
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species macroacetabula
Authority Kugi & Sawada, 1972
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Crepidobothrium dollfusi Freze, 1965
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Kugi, G. and I. Sawada. 1972. Crepidobothrium macroacetabula n. sp., a cestode from teh anaconda, Eunectes murinus. Japanese Journal of Zoology 16: 181-183.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A. 1989. Révision du genre Crepidobothrium (Monticelli, 1900) (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) parasite d’Ophidiens néotropicaux. II. C. dollfusi Freze, 1965, C. lachesidis (MacCallum, 1921) et conclusions. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 96: 345-380.

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Scientific Name Notes revised by de Chambrier (1989b)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/13/2004 Created Caira , Scholz
02/11/2010Modified
02/01/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/20/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Boidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Eunectes
Species murinus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Eunectes
Species murinus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Oita Prefecture, Zoological Park, "Amazonland", Beppu City
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes -host was apparently from South America

Specimens

Type Material -not mentioned
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.