Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthotaenia continua Rudin, 1917
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2652
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Acanthotaenia
Species continua
Authority Rudin, 1917
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Rostellotaenia nilotica (Beddard, 1913) Freze, 1963
Synonyms Crepidobothrium continuum (Rudin, 1917) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus continuus (Rudin, 1917) Baer, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Rudin, E. 1917. Die Ichthyotaenien der Reptilien. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 25: 179-381 + Plates.

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Scholz, T. and A. de Chambrier . 2019. Amendment of Rostellotaenia Freze, 1963 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) from African monitors (Varanus spp.) and a redescription of its type-species, R. nilotica (Beddard, 1913). Systematic Parasitology 96: 659-672.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/18/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
04/16/2015Modified
04/07/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/12/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Varanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Varanus
Species niloticus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Varanus
Species niloticus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given?
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country South Africa
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Syntypes from Zoologisches Anstalt, Universitaet Basel (Nos. 45/35–40): six slides with fragments of several immature and mature specimens (first pregravid proglottids only on the slide labelled 45/40), but without any scolex (MHNG-PLAT-40041)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material 2 slides in Theiler’s collection
Specimen Notes on slide with Ophiotaenia hyalina Rudin, 1917
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.