Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2560 |
|---|---|
| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea I |
| Family | Proteocephalidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Harriscolex |
| Species | kaparari |
| Authority | (Woodland, 1935) Rego, 1987 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Nomimoscolex kaparari Woodland, 1935; Houssayela karapari (Woodland, 1935) Brooks, 1995 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | adc |
| Citation(s) |
Woodland, W. N. F. 1935. Some more remarkable cestodes from Amazon siluroid fish. Parasitology 27: 207-225 + Plates. (3965) Download PDFRego, A. A. 1987. Cestoides proteocefalideos do Brasil. Reorganizacao taxonomica. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 47(1/2): 203-212. (3944) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
de Chambrier, A. and C. Vaucher. 1999. Proteocephalidae et Monticelliidae (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidea) parasites de poissons d’eau douce au Paraguay, avec descriptions d’un genre nouveau et de dix especes nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 106: 165-240. (3925) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes | Revised by de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999; see Gil de Pertierra & de Chambrier, 2013 (Cit #6211) for more information. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 03/17/2003 | Created | Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira |
| 02/16/2010 | Modified | |
| 12/03/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 12/06/2018 | Modified | P. Alves |
| 02/03/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 12/03/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Siluriformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Pimelodidae | ||||||
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| Additional Host(s) | Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum; Brachyplatystoma vaillantii | ||||||
| Site in Host | anterior intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Brazil |
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| Body of Water | Amazon River basin |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Near Manaus and Santarém, Amazonas State |
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Specimens
| Type Material | BMNH 1964.12.15.132–137 (syntypes) |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Plate IV. Nominoscolex kaparari sp.n. Fig. 25. (x87): the scolex (in outline). Fig. 26. (x39): dorsal aspect of a gravid proglottid (the testes are not shown in the middle area save anteriorly). Fig. 27 (x39): transverse section of gravid proglottid in region of ovary. Fig. 28 (x39): transverse section of gravid proglottid anterior to ovary. 
From Gil de Pertierra & de Chambrier, 2013 (Cit# 6211). Figure 3. Harriscolex kaparari from Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum. Mature proglottid, ventral view (MHNG-PLAT 22018, host field No. Br 645). Abbreviations: cs, cirrus sac; doc dorsal osmoregulatory canal; ga, genital atrium; Mg, Mehlis's gland; ov, ovary; t, testes; vc, vaginal canal; vf, vitelline follicles; voc, ventral osmoregulatory canal; vs, vaginal sphincter. Scale bar = 250 µm. 
From de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999 (Cit# 3925). Figs. 62-65. Harriscolex kaparari (Woodland, 1935), syntype BMNH 1964. 12.15.132-137; 62, scolex; 63, détail d'une coupe transversale montrant le tronc utérin cortical et les diverticules médullaires; 64, coupe transversale dans la partie antérieure d'un proglottis gravide; 65, proglottis gravide, vue dorsale. Eschelles: 62, 63=100µm; 64=250µm; 65=500µm. 
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