Tapeworm Species Details

Potamotrygonocestus amazonensis Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3370
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Potamotrygonocestus
Species amazonensis
Authority Mayes, Brooks & Thorson, 1981
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By NM Luchetti
Citation(s)

Mayes, M. A., D. R. Brooks and T. B. Thorson. 1981. Two new tetraphyllidean cestodes from Potamotrygon circularis Garman (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) in the Itacuaí River, Brazil. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 48(1): 38-42.

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Marques, F. P. L., D. R. Brooks and M. L. G. Araujo. 2003. Systematics and phylogeny of Potamotrygonocestus (Platyhelminthes, Tetraphyllidea, Onchobothriidae) with descriptions of three new species from freshwater potamotrygonids (Myliobatoidei, Potamotrygonidae). Zoologica Scripta 34: 367-396.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/09/2006 Created K. Jensen , R. Tracy
08/20/2014Modified
12/04/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Potamotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Potamotrygon
Species circularis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Potamotrygon
Species orbignyi
Subspecies
Additional Host(s) Potamotrygon falknery, Potamotrygon constellata, Potamotrygon motoro, Potamotrygon sp., Potamotrygon scobina
Site in Host anterior half of spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Brazil
Body of Water Rio Itacuaí
Island(s)
City/Region Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities Upper Paraguay Basin, Corumbá, Mato Grosso, Brazil; Rio Tocantins, Marabá, Belém, Pará, Brazil; Rio Apa, mid-Paraguay, Bela Vista, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Lower Amazon River, Belém, Pará, Brazil; Upper Rio Negro, near Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil; and Lower Solimões, c. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 76363 (holotype) HWML No. 21019
Total Number of Type Specimens 5
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.