Tapeworm Species Details

Myzophorus admonticellia (Woodland, 1934)
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2589
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
Subfamily
Genus Myzophorus
Species admonticellia
Authority (Woodland, 1934)
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Nomimoscolex admonticellia (Woodland, 1934)
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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Rego, A. A. and G. C. Pavanelli. 1992. Redescriao de Nomimoscolex admonticellia (Woodland), comb. n. (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea), parasito de Pinirampus pirinampu (Spix), um siluriforme de agua doce. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 9: 283-289.

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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

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pirinampus
Species pirinampus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Pirinampus typus?
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes type host is not explicityly stated, but P. pirinampus is listed first

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region backwater near Urucara (between Itacoatiara and Parintins)
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities ten miles below Itacoatiara
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.