Tapeworm Species Details

Anteropora japonica (Yamaguti, 1934) Euzet, 1994
Lecanicephalidea: Polypocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 5615
Order Lecanicephalidea
Family Polypocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Anteropora
Species japonica
Authority (Yamaguti, 1934) Euzet, 1994
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Discobothrium japonicum Yamaguti, 1934
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By K. Jensen
Citation(s)

Yamaguti, S. 1934. Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan. Part 4. Cestodes of fishes. Japanese Journal of Zoology 6: 1-112.

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Euzet, L. 1994. Order Lecanicephalidea Wardle & McLeod, 1952. In Keys to the cestode parasites of vertebrates, Khalil, L. F., A. Jones, and R. A. Bray (eds). CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom, 195-204 pp.

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Redescription

Jensen, K. 2005. Tapeworms of Elasmobranchs (Part I). A monograph on the Lecanicephalidea (Platyhelminthes, Cestoda). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 18: 1-241.

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Scientific Name Notes Maisaka (Japan) was reported as an additional locality for this species by Yamaguti (1952); see Guyer & Jensen (2020) (citation ID 7192) for a discussion of morphological variation within this species.

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
08/28/2009 Created R. Guyer
08/20/2014Modified
07/29/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
08/03/2015ModifiedK. Jensen
06/09/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
07/24/2020ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Torpediniformes
Host Family Narkidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Narke
Species japonica
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Narke
Species japonica
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water Pacific coast
Island(s)
City/Region Kuki
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material [MPM22795: 2 slides]
Total Number of Type Specimens [few]
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes [MPM22892: 2 slides]
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.