Tapeworm Species Details

Anthocephalum gracile sensu Wedl (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994
Rhinebothriidea: Anthocephaliidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3004
Order Rhinebothriidea
Family Anthocephaliidae
Subfamily
Genus Anthocephalum
Species gracile sensu Wedl
Authority (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994
Taxonomic Status Homonym
Valid Name Anthocephalum wedli Ruhnke, 2011
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Citation(s)

Wedl, K. 1855. Helminthologische Notizen. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 16: 371-395.

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Ruhnke, T. R. 1994. Resurrection of Anthocephalum Linton, 1890 (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) and taxonomic information on five proposed members. Systematic Parasitology 29: 159-176.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Anthocephalum gracile Linton, 1890 (= Phyllobothrium gracile (Linton, 1890) Southwell, 1925 = Phyllobothrium centrurum Southwell, 1925 = Anthocephalum centrurum (Southwell, 1925) Ruhnke, 1994) is a homonym of Anthocephalum gracile (Wedl, 1855) Ruhnke, 1994

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
01/29/2015Modified
10/14/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/15/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
01/30/2017ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Torpediniformes
Host Family Torpedinidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Torpedo
Species marmorata
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Torpedo
Species marmorata
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
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Type Locality

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Specimens

Type Material
Total Number of Type Specimens several strobilae & numerous segments
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.