Tapeworm Species Details

Acanthotaenia woodlandi (Moghe, 1926) Schmidt, 1986
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2660
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Acanthotaenia
Species woodlandi
Authority (Moghe, 1926) Schmidt, 1986
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Proteocephalus woodlandi Moghe, 1926; Rostellotaenia woodlandi (Moghe, 1926) Freze, 1963
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Moghe, M. A. 1926. Two new species of Cestodes from Indian Lizards. Records of the Indian Museum (a Journal of Indian Zoology) 28: 53-60.

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Schmidt, G. D. 1986. Handbook of tapeworm identification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 675 pp.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., J. Brabec, B. T. Tran, and T. Scholz. 2019. Revision of Acanthotaenia von Linstow, 1903 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), parasites of monitors (Varanus spp.), based on morphological and molecular data. Parasitology Research 118: 1761-1783.

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Scientific Name Notes listed in Schmidt (1986)

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/20/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
03/11/2010Modified
02/04/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
02/06/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
04/09/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
04/12/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Varanidae
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Genus Varanus
Species bengalensis
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Genus Varanus
Species bengalensis
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