Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 2681 |
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| Order | Onchoproteocephalidea I |
| Family | Proteocephalidae |
| Subfamily | Proteocephalinae |
| Genus | Brayela |
| Species | karuatayi |
| Authority | (Woodland, 1934) Rego, 1984 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
| Valid Name | |
| Synonyms | Anthobothrium karuatayi Woodland, 1934 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | Yes |
| Verified | Yes |
| Verified By | T. Scholz |
| Citation(s) |
Woodland, W. N. F. 1934. On six new cestodes from Amazon fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1: 33-44 + Plates I. (509) Download PDFRego, A. A. 1984. Proteocephalidea from Amazonian freshwater fishes: New systematic arrangement for the species described by Woodland as Anthobothrium (Tetraphyllidea). Acta Amazonica 14: 86-94. (595) Download PDF |
| Redescription |
de Chambrier, A., T. Scholz, and R. Kuchta. 2014. Taxonomic status of Woodland's enigmatic tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) from Amazonian catfishes: back to museum collections. Systematic Parasitology 87(1): 1-19. (6630) Download PDF |
| Scientific Name Notes |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 03/17/2003 | Created | Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira |
| 03/15/2010 | Modified | |
| 10/28/2015 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 01/24/2017 | Modified | T. Scholz |
| 02/20/2020 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 04/16/2020 | Modified | T. Scholz |
| 05/06/2020 | Modified | T. Scholz |
| 12/03/2021 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 06/18/2024 | Modified | T. Scholz |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Siluriformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Pimelodidae | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Brazil |
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| Body of Water | Amazon River |
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| City/Region | Near to Manaus/State of Amazonas |
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Specimens
| Type Material | BMNH 1965.2.23.13–17 |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Figs. 9-15 Brayela karuatayi (Woodland, 1934). 9, 10, Scolex, dorsolateral view of syntype from "Glanidium sp.", Brazil (BMNH 1965.2.23.13-7); 11, Scolex, dorsoventral view of juvenile specimen from Platynematichthys notatus, Iquitos, Peru (MHNG-PLAT 79595); 12-15, Scolex, sagittal section of immature specimen from P. notatus, Iquitos, Peru (MHNG-PLAT 79595). Scale-bars: 100 µm. 
Figs. 16-21 Brayela karuatayi (Woodland, 1934). 16, 18, Last proglottides of immature specimens from Platynematichthys notatus, Iquitos, Peru (MHNG-PLAT 79595), ventral view; 17, VEntral view of pregravid proglottis of syntype from "Glanidium sp.", Brazil (BMNH 1965.2.23.13-7); 19-21, Cross-sections of syntype from "Glanidium sp.", Brazil (BMNH 1965.2.23.13-7), at level of cirrus-sac, at postporal level and at level of ovary, respectively. 
Figs. 1-8 Brayela karuatayi (Woodland, 1934) from Platynematichthys notatus, Iquitos, Peru (MHNG-PLAT 79595). Scanning electron micrographs of scoleces (1-4) and microtriches (5-8). 1, Dorsoventral view; 2, Apical view; 3, Lateral view; 4, Detail of sucker; 5-7, Acicular filitriches on the apex of the scolex, external surface of the suckers and their internal cavity, respectively; 8, Aristate gladiate spinitriches on the neck (proliferative zone). 
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