Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthotaenia tidswelli (Johnston, 1909) Johnston, 1909
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2659
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Acanthotaenia
Species tidswelli
Authority (Johnston, 1909) Johnston, 1909
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Kapsulotaenia tidswelli (Johnston, 1909) Freze, 1963
Synonyms Proteocephalus tidswelli (Johnston, 1909) Johnston, 1911; Ichthyotaenia tidswelli (Johnston, 1909) Beddard, 1913; Crepidobothrium tidswelli (Johnston, 1909) Meggitt, 1927
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1909. On a new reptilian cestode. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 43: 103-116 + Plate.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Johnston (1909) originally described this species in Ichthyotaenia (pgs. 110-111) but several pages later (pg. 115) rediagnosed Acanthotaenia von Linstow, 1903 and transferred I. tidswelli Johnston, 1909 to the latter genus.

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
04/13/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
10/07/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Varanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Varanus
Species varius
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Varanus
Species varius
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Bathurst, New South Wales
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Specimens

Type Material Australian Museum Syndey (type slide)
Total Number of Type Specimens
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.