Tapeworm Species Details

Amphilaphorchis piranabu Woodland, 1934
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2530
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
Subfamily
Genus Amphilaphorchis
Species piranabu
Authority Woodland, 1934
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rudolphiella piranabu (Woodland, 1934) Woodland, 1935
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
Verified By adc
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1934. On the Amphilaphorchidinae, a new subfamily of proteocephalid cestodes, and Myzophorus admonticellia, gen. et sp. n., parasitic in Pirinampus spp. from the Amazon. Parasitology 26: 141-149 + Plate .

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Although not explicitly stated by Woodland, 1934, this appears to be the type species of the genus.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
12/13/2012Modified

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pirinampus
Species pirinampus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pirinampus
Species pirinampu
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host middle and hind intestine
Host Notes -host name corrected by Fish Base

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region purchased in market at Manaos
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material not given Located in BMNH as per A. de Chambrier
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.