Tapeworm Species Details

Spasskyellina spinulifera (Woodland, 1934) Freze, 1965
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2637
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Spasskyellina
Species spinulifera
Authority (Woodland, 1934) Freze, 1965
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Monticellia spinulifera Woodland, 1934
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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Freze, V. I. 1965. [Proteocephalata in Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles] (In Russian). Osnovy Tsestodologii 5: 538 pp.

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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
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/18/2010Modified
05/01/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
06/04/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/17/2024ModifiedT. 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
Host Notes

Type Locality

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

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.