Tapeworm Species Details

Spatulifer surubim Woodland, 1934
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2639
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Spatulifer
Species surubim
Authority Woodland, 1934
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Peltidocotyle rugosa sensu Woodland, 1933, nec Diesing, 1850 (database citation CIT00079G)
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
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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Scientific Name Notes Woodland erected this genus and species for the taxon he reported mistakenly as Peltidocotyle rugosa in 1933

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/18/2010Modified
05/04/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/18/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Siluriformes
Host Family Pimelodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus surubim
Species
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Species tigrinum
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes Surubim is common name of P. fasciatum, but type specimens come from P. tigrinum

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Amazon River
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Type locality not specified by Woodland (1934)

Specimens

Type Material BMNH 1964.12.15.240-245
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.