Tapeworm Species Details

Crepidobothrium gracilis (Beddard, 1913) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2709
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species gracilis
Authority (Beddard, 1913) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Species inquirenda
Valid Name Acanthotaenia gracilis (Beddard, 1913) Rudin, 1917
Synonyms -Ichthyotaenia gracilis Beddard, 1913 -Proteocephalus gracilis (Beddard, 1913) Yamaguti, 1959
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Beddard, F. E. 1913. Contributions to the anatomy and systematic arrangement of the Cestoidea. VII. On six species of tapeworms from reptiles, belonging to the genus Ichthyotaenia (s. l.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913(1): 4-36.

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Meggitt, F. J. 1927. Remarks on the cestode families Monticellidae and Ichthyotaeniidae. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 21: 69-87.

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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 Meggitt (1927) does not explicitly state that this is a new combination, but this is the earliest use of this name we have found.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/21/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
06/05/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/20/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Varanidae
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Genus Varanus
Species varius
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Genus Varanus
Species varius
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Type Locality

Country Australia
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.