Tapeworm Species Details

Tetrabothrius boae MacCallum, 1921
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2509
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Tetrabothrius
Species boae
Authority MacCallum, 1921
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Crepidobothrium boae (MacCallum, 1921)
Synonyms Proteocephalus boae (MacCallum, 1921) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

MacCallum, G. A. 1921. Studies in Helminthology. Part 1. Trematodes. Part 2. Cestodes. Part 3. Nematodes. Zoopathologica. Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society on the Diseases of Animals 1(6): 135-284.

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Scientific Name Notes -Synonymized with C. gerrardii by Yamaguti (1959), Freze (1965), and de Chambrier (1989)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/10/2004 Created Healy, Scholz
03/15/2010Modified
05/19/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Boidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Boa
Species constrictor
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Boa
Species constrictor
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host stomach and intestines
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Zoological Park, New York
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Type host was kept in zoological garden, but originated from Brazil

Specimens

Type Material USNPC 35040 (from de Chambrier, 1989, p. 195)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.