Tapeworm Species Details

Crepidobothrium mjobergi Nybelin, 1917
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Proteocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2718
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Proteocephalinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species mjobergi
Authority Nybelin, 1917
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Australophiotaenia mjobergi (Nybelin, 1917) de Chambrier, Beveridge & Scholz, 2018
Synonyms Ophiotaenia mjobergi (Nybelin, 1917) Wardle & McLeod, 1952
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Nybelin, O. 1917. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913 XIV. Australische Cestoden. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 52 (14) : 4-48.

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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 listed in Schmidt (1986) as Ophiotaenia mjoebergi

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/11/2010Modified
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/20/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Elapidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Diemenia
Species psammophis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Demansia
Species psammophis
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Police camp, West-Australia
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material not given Swedish Museum of Natural History, Type-3272 (syntype(s))
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.