Tapeworm Species Details

Monticellia spinulifera Woodland, 1935
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2586
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Monticellia
Species spinulifera
Authority Woodland, 1935
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Spasskyellina spinulifera (Woodland, 1935) Freze, 1965
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Woodland, W. N. F. 1935. Additional cestodes form the Amazon siluroids pirarara, dorad, and subobim. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 4: 851-862 +Plates .

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
05/05/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz
06/18/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species fasciatum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species fasciatum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes certainly in the intestine

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region 50 miles above Parintins
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1964.12.15.236-239
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.