Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 3001 |
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| Order | Rhinebothriidea |
| Family | Anthocephaliidae |
| Subfamily | |
| Genus | Anthocephalum |
| Species | centrurum |
| Authority | (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke, 1994 |
| Taxonomic Status | Synonym |
| Valid Name | Anthocephalum gracile Linton, 1890 |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Southwell, T. 1925. A monograph on the Tetraphyllidea with notes on related cestodes. Memoirs of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (New Series) 2: 1-368. (443) Download PDFRuhnke, T. R. 1994. Resurrection of Anthocephalum Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) and taxonomic information on five proposed members. Systematic Parasitology 29: 159-176. (391) Download PDF |
| Redescription | |
| Scientific Name Notes | As given in Ruhnke (2011), the name Anthocephalum gracile should apply to the species described by Linton (1890) as the type species of Anthocephalum. Phyllobothrium centrurum Southwell, 1925 and Anthocephalum centrurum (Southwell, 1925). Ruhnke, 1994 are synonyms of Anthocephalum gracile Linton 1890. |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 09/09/2006 | Created | K. Jensen , R. Tracy |
| 01/29/2015 | Modified | |
| 10/14/2015 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 01/15/2016 | Modified | K. Jensen |
Type Host
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| Host Order | Myliobatiformes | ||||||
| Host Family | Dasyatidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | spiral intestine | ||||||
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Specimens
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | 2 (immature) |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Fig. 102. Phyllobothrium centrurum, nom. nov. = Anthocephalum gracile After Linton. 1. - Living. 2. - In alcohol. x 50. 
Figs. 1-7. Anthocephalum centrurum n. comb. 1. Scolex of voucher (USNM no. 83431); 2. Mature segment of voucher (USNM no. 83431); 3. Cross-section through segment anterior to cirrus sac and of voucher (HWML no. 37092); 4. Cross-section through segment of ovary of voucher (HWML no. 37092); 5. Details of terminal male reproductive system of a mature segment of voucher (USNM no. 83431); 6. Cirrus microthrix of voucher (USNM no. 83431); 7. Female reproductive system of a mature segment of voucher, male reproductive system omitted (USNM no. 83431); Abbreviations: CS, cirrus-sac; DE, dorsal excretory duct; GA, genital atrium; M, Mehlis' gland; NC, nerve-chord; O, ovary; OC, ovicapt; OD, oviduct; T, testes; U, uterus; UD, uterine duct; V, vitelline follicles; VA, vagina; VD, vas deferens; VE, ventral excretory duct. Scale bars represented in micrometers. 
Figs. 8-15. Scanning electron micrographs of Anthocephalum centrurum n. comb. 8. Scolex (number indicates region of scolex illustrated in Fig. 13); 9. Enlarged view of marginal loculi, proximal surface view (boxed number approximates region of scolex illustrated in figure 10); 10. Enlarged view of proximal bothridial surface, near periphery of marginal loculi (numbers indicate region of scolex illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12); 11. Enlarged view of proximal bothridial surface near periphery of loculus; 12. Enlarged view of proximal bothridial surface, representing body of bothridium and base of marginal loculi; 13. Enlarged view of distal bothridial surface; 14. Anterior region of strobila; 15. Enlarged view of surface of anterior region of strobila. Scale-bars: 8, 200µm; 9, 20µm; 10, 2µm; 11-13, 1µm; 14, 50µm; 15, 500nm. 
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