Tapeworm Species Details

Uncibilocularis okei Jensen & Caira, 2008
Onchoproteocephalidea II: Onchobothriidae
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Species ID 5657
Order Onchoproteocephalidea II
Family Onchobothriidae
Subfamily
Genus Uncibilocularis
Species okei
Authority Jensen & Caira, 2008
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Type Species No
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Citation(s)

Jensen, K. and J. N. Caira. 2008. A revision of Uncibilocularis Southwell, 1925 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) with the description of four new species. Comparative Parasitology 75(2): 157-173.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
09/23/2009 Created B. Barbeau, K. Jensen
12/13/2010Modified
06/06/2015ModifiedJ. Caira
09/01/2016ModifiedK. Jensen

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Myliobatiformes
Host Family Dasyatidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Pastinachus
Species cf. sephen
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Pastinachus
Species ater
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Australia
Body of Water Albatross Bay
Island(s)
City/Region Queensland, Near Weipa
Coordinates
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DD Longitude
Additional Localities None
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material QM No. G230335 (holotype: whole mount of mature specimen); QM Nos. G230336-G230338 (3 paratypes: whole mounts of mature specimens); USNPC No. 100791 (2 paratypes: whole mounts of mature specimens); LRP Nos. 4196-4202 (3 paratypes: whole mount of mature specimen, proglottid transverse section series and whole mount of its strobilar voucher, and scolex longitudinal section series and whole mount of its strobilar voucher); 2 scolices prepared for SEM retained in the junior author’s personal collection.
Total Number of Type Specimens 11 specimens (whole mounts of 7 mature specimens, 1 proglottid transverse section series, 1 scolex longitudinal section series, and 2 scolices prepared for SEM).
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.