Cestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 5495 |
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| Order | Tetrabothriidea |
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| Genus | Prosthecocotyle |
| Species | monticellii |
| Authority | Linton, 1923 |
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| Verified | No |
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Linton, E. 1923. A new cetacean cestode (Prosthecocotyle monticellii sp.n.) with a note on the genus Tetrabothrius Rudolphi. Journal of Parasitology 10(1): 51-55. (4229) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 11/30/-0001 | Created | K. Catanese |
| 02/10/2016 | Modified | N. Arisco |
| 03/23/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Global Cestode Database
Fig. 1.-Scolex of small specimen in balsam; diameter 0.61 mm. Only one appendage on each bothrium was visible. Fig. 2.-Portion of scolex in balsam, front view; diameter of bothrium 0.74 mm. Fig. 3.-View of bothrium from under side; balsam; diameter 0.9 mm. Fig. 4.-Section of scolex, transverse, but somewhat inclined to axis, passing through an appendage on each of three of the bothria; maximum diameter 1.60 mm.
Fig. 5.- Transverse section of proglottis through cirrus-pouch and genital pore; diameter of cirrus-pouch 0.07 mm. m, muscular wall of genital atrium ; v, vagina. Fig. 6.-Diagrammatic sketch of adult proglottis ; breadth 1.75 mm. o, ovary ; sr, seminal receptacle ; t, testis ; vd, vas deferens ; vg, vitelline gland. 

