Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthotaenia striata Johnston, 1914
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2658
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Acanthotaenia
Species striata
Authority Johnston, 1914
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Australophiotaenia striata (Johnston, 1914) de Chambrier, Beveridge & Scholz, 2018
Synonyms Crepidobothrium striata (Johnston, 1914) Meggitt, 1927; Proteocephalus striatus (Johnston, 1914) Hughes, Baker & Dawson, 1941; Ophiotaenia striata (Johnston, 1914) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1914. Second report on the Cestoda and Acanthocephala collected in Queensland. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 8: 105-112 + Plate .

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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 Schmidt (1986) listed this species as a synonym of O. striata(Johnston, 1914) ?

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/20/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/09/2010Modified
04/09/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/12/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/15/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Pygopodidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lialis
Species burtonii
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Lialis
Species burtonis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host not given
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Townsville, Queensland
Coordinates S, 9°15'32''SE
DD Latitude 146°49'1''E
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Syntypes (2 whole mounts with two complete worms—AHC 28406)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes One specimen in two slides
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.