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Bothriocephalus cuspidatus Cooper, 1917
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3024
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species cuspidatus
Authority Cooper, 1917
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bothriocestus cuspidatus (Cooper, 1917) Scholz, Choudhury & Reyda, 2023
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Citation(s)

Cooper, A. R. 1917. A morphological study of Bothriocephalid cestodes from fishes. Journal of Parasitology 4(1): 33-39.

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Redescription

Scholz, T., A. Choudhury, F. Reyda. 2023. Erection of Bothriocestus n. gen. (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea) and redescription of Bothriocestus cuspidatus (Cooper, 1917) (syn. Bothriocephalus cuspidatus) from walleye, Sander vitreus, (Perciformes: percidae) in North America. Journal of Parasitology 109: 322–332.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
04/04/2014Modified
02/19/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/06/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/27/2017ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/28/2023ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Percidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Stizostedion
Species vitreum
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sander
Species vitreus
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Canada
Body of Water Lake Huron
Island(s)
City/Region Giant’s Tomb, Georgian Bay, Ontario
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Specimens

Type Material -USNPC Nos. 49554, 51055 (cotype)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.