Tapeworm Species Details

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

Species ID 2722
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species nilotica
Authority (Beddard, 1913) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Acanthotaenia nilotica (Beddard, 1913) Schmidt, 1986
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia nilotica Beddard, 1913 Proteocephalus niloticus (Beddard, 1913) Baer, 1927 Rostellotaenia nilotica (Beddard, 191
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
02/05/2020ModifiedB. Barbeau
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/20/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

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