Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2592 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea I |
| Family | Monticelliidae |
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| Genus | Myzophorus |
| Species | sudobim |
| Authority | Woodland, 1935 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Houssayela sudobim (Woodland, 1935) Rego, 1987 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
| Verified By | adc |
| 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 . (3964) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 03/18/2003 | Created | Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira |
| 02/16/2010 | Modified | |
| 02/03/2020 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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| Site in Host | middle intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Brazil |
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| Body of Water | Amazon River |
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| City/Region | 25 miles below Santarem |
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Specimens
| Type Material | not given Located in BMNH as per A.de Chambrier |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Plate II. Myzophorus sudobim, sp. n. (Figs. 16-21.) Fig. 16 (nat. size): the entire worm. 17 (x87): the scolex in outline. 18 (x12): a gravid proglottid (ventral aspect). 19 (x39): portion of transverse section of mature proglottid anterior to ovary. 20 (x56): portion of transverse section of mature proglottid in region of ovary. 21 (x395): intra-uterine egg sketched in formalin. Lettering to Figures. CS. Cirrus-sac. DV. Dorsal excretory canal. LM. Longitudinal muscles. LMB. Longitudinal muscle-band. O. Ovary. S. Sucker. SB. Limit of subcuticula layer. UT. Uterus. V. Vagina. VIT. Vitellaria. VS. Coils of vas deferens. VV. Ventral excretory canal. 

