Tapeworm Species Details

Potamotrygonocestus magdalenensis Brooks & Thorson, 1976
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 3371
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Potamotrygonocestus
Species magdalenensis
Authority Brooks & Thorson, 1976
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By NM Luchetti
Citation(s)

Brooks, D. R. and T. B. Thorson. 1976. Two tetraphyllidean cestodes from the freshwater stingray Potamotrygon magdalenae Dumeril 1852 (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from Colombia. Journal of Parasitology 62: 943-947.

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Redescription

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
09/23/2014Modified
12/04/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Potamotrygonidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Potamotrygon
Species magdalenae
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host anterior half of spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Colombia
Body of Water Magdalena river
Island(s)
City/Region Cienaga Rabón, San Cristóbal, Bolívar
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material USNPC No. 73542 (holotype) USNPC No. 73543 HWML No. 20254
Total Number of Type Specimens 9 complete worms & 12 free proglottids
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.