Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911) Johnston, 1912
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2654
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Acanthotaenia
Species gallardi
Authority (Johnston, 1911) Johnston, 1912
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Australophiotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911) de Chambrier, Beveridge & Scholz, 2018
Synonyms Proteocephalus gallardi Johnston, 1911; Acanthotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911) Johnston, 1913; Crepidobothrium gallardi (Johnston, 1911) Meggitt, 1927; Ophiotaenia gallardi (Johnston, 1911) Freze, 1965
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
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Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1911. Proteocephaus gallardi. A new cestode from the black snake. Annals of the Queensland Museum 10: 175-182.

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Johnston, T. H. 1912. Notes on some entozoa. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 63-91.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., I. Beveridge, and T. Scholz. 2018. Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) of Australian reptiles: hidden diversity of strictly host-specific parasites. Zootaxa 4461(4): 477–498.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
04/16/2015Modified
02/05/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/09/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/10/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/12/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/13/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Elapidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pseudechis
Species porphyriacus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pseudechis
Species porfyriacus
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Gippsland, Victoria
Coordinates S, 37°51'SE
DD Latitude 147°35'E
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria)
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material - QM G12/110 (lectotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.