Tapeworm Species Details

Spasskyellina mandi Pavanelli & Takemoto, 1996
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2636
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Spasskyellina
Species mandi
Authority Pavanelli & Takemoto, 1996
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Pavanelli, G. C. and R. M. Takemoto. 1996. Spasskyellina mandi n. sp. (Proteocephalidea: Monticelliidae), paraiste of Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1857 (Pisces: Pimelodidae) of the Parana River, Parana, Brazil. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 91(6): 723-726.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., A. Waeschenbach, M. Fisseha, T. Scholz, and J. Mariaux. 2015. A large 28S rDNA-based phylogeny confirms the limitations of established morphological characters for classifications of proteocephalidean tapeworms (Platyhelminthes, Cestoda). ZooKeys 500: 25-59.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/17/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/18/2010Modified
05/01/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/17/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pimelodus
Species ornatus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pimelodus
Species ornatus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Rio Parana
Island(s)
City/Region Porto Rico, Paraná
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material IOC No. 33679 a (holotype) IOC No. 33679 b-d (paratypes)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.