Tapeworm Species Details

Crepidobothrium shipleyi (von Linstow, 1903) Meggitt, 1927
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2733
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Crepidobothrium
Species shipleyi
Authority (von Linstow, 1903) Meggitt, 1927
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Acanthotaenia shipleyi von Linstow, 1903
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Linstow, O., von. 1903. Drei neue Tänien aus Ceylon. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde, Abteilung I 33: 532-535.

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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
02/04/2019ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/30/2020ModifiedP. Lopez Dineen
08/18/2021ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/20/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Reptilia
Host Order Squamata
Host Family Varanidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Varanus
Species salvator
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Varanus
Species salvator
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Sri Lanka [Ceylon]
Body of Water
Island(s)
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DD Longitude
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Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.