Tapeworm Species Details

Kapsulotaenia tidswelli (Johnston, 1909) Freze, 1965
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Acanthotaeniinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2811
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Acanthotaeniinae
Genus Kapsulotaenia
Species tidswelli
Authority (Johnston, 1909) Freze, 1965
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Ichthyotaenia tidswelli Johnston, 1909 Acanthotaentia tidswelli (Johnston, 1909) Johnston, 1909 Proteocephalus tidswelli (John
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Johnston, T. H. 1909. On a new reptilian cestode. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 43: 103-116 + Plate.

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Freze, V. I. 1965. [Proteocephalata in Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles] (In Russian). Osnovy Tsestodologii 5: 538 pp.

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Redescription

de Chambrier, A., J. Brabec, and T. Scholz. 2020. Molecular data reveal unexpected species diversity of tapeworms of Australiasian reptiles: revision of Kapsulotaenia (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae). Zootaxa 4869 : 529–561.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/20/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
06/14/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

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

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Bathurst, New South Wales
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Myall Lake, New South Wales, Australia; Tamborine, Queensland, Australia
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material Syntypes—4 slides with 1 scolex, and 6 fragments, 5.5.1908 (AHC 28409), and 2 slides with 3 scoleces and 25 fragments (AHC 35220 and 35222)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material Vouchers from V. varius, Australia—63 slides with 2 specimens (2 scoleces), their cross sections and sections of the host intestine, Myall Lake, New South Wales, 8.ii.1928 (MHNG-PLAT-94073; NHMUK 1987.8.10.206–240); 10 slides with several specimens (4 scoleces), Tamborine, Queensland, Australia, collected by A. de Chambrier on 30.x.2003 (Aus135; MHNG-PLAT-36697, 68966; 1 of 9 hosts infected, i.e., prevalence of 11%)
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.