Tapeworm Species Details

Vaucheriella bicheti de Chambrier, 1987
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Monticelliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2644
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Monticelliidae
Subfamily
Genus Vaucheriella
Species bicheti
Authority de Chambrier, 1987
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified No
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Citation(s)

de Chambrier, A. 1987. Vaucheriella bicheti n. gen., n. sp. (Cestoda: Monticellidae, Zygobothriinae) parasite de Tropidophis cf. taczanowskyi (Steindacher, 1880) (Serpentes: Tropidophidae) des Andes equatoriennes. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 94: 829-840.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/16/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
12/13/2010Modified

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order
Host Family
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Tropidophis
Species c.f. taczanowskyi
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes host voucher: MHNG No. 2237/100

Type Locality

Country Ecuador
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Loja-Sabanilla-Zamora, km 18, 2400m, Zamora-Chinchipe Province
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes date collected: April 11, 1985

Specimens

Type Material MHNG No. 985/564 (holotype) [current INVE 15596] MHNG No. 985/565 (45 paratypes) [current INVE 12408] BMNH No. 1986.12.16.1-2 (2 paratypes) MNHN No. 72HC (1 paratype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.