Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 459 |
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| Order | Cyclophyllidea |
| Family | Davaineidae |
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| Genus | Cotugnia |
| Species | margareta |
| Authority | Beddard, 1916 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Beddard, F. E. 1916. On two new species of cestodes belonging respectively to the genera Linstowia and Cotugnia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916(4): 695-706. (2806) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 01/09/2006 | Created | Healy, Georgiev |
| 10/15/2013 | Modified | |
| 05/10/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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Type Locality
| Country | [not given] |
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| Locality Notes | Locality not given but likely obtained from the Zoological Gardens in London, England |
Specimens
| Type Material | [not given] |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Text-figure 1. Longitudinal section through scolex of Cotugnia margareta. R. rostellum, in which the hooks are not shown. S. suckers. Text-figure 2. Cirrus-sac of Cotugnia margareta. C. cirrus lying within the elongated cirrus-sac. R.S. receptaculum seminis. W.V. ventral water-vascular tube. O. orifice of cirrus-sac. Text-figure 3. Section (horizontal) through two adjacent segments of Cotugnia margareta, showing the embyros scattered through the medullary parenchyma. E. embryos. E1. spaces from which an embryo has fallen out. Text-figure 4. A more highly magnified represenation of the embryos of Cotugnia margareta. A. the thick outer shell. B. the indistinct middle shelf. C. the inner shell immediately surrounding the embryo. 

